Ukrainian air defence shoots down 20 Russian missiles and 13 Shahed kamikaze drones

UKRAINSKA PRAVDA – TUESDAY, 11 OCTOBER 2022, 15:00

On 11 October, the Ukrainian Air Force shot down 20 Russian missiles and 13 Iranian-made kamikaze drones in different regions of Ukraine.

Source: Yurii Ihnat, Spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force Command, during the briefing on 11 October, press service of the Ukrainian Air Force

Quote from Ihnat: "Two cruise missiles were shot down by Air Command Tsentr (Center); four cruise missiles were also destroyed in the east of the country by anti-air gunners of the Air Command Skhid (East), and eight cruise missiles were destroyed in the south of Ukraine by units of both the Zahid (West) and the Pivden (South) Air Commands. A total of 14 missiles have thus already been shot down."

Details: He expected that the number of destroyed missiles would increase.

Updated at 14:50: The Ukrainian Air Force reported that as of 14:46, 20 cruise missiles and 13 Shahed-136 unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed.

Quote: "The enemy used high-precision weapons: air-launched X-101/X-555 cruise missiles fired from Tu-95ms strategic bombers, sea-launched Kalibr cruise missiles, Iranian-made Shahed-136 kamikaze UAVs. In total, the Russian Forces conducted 28 launches of cruise missiles: 16 X-101/X-555 missiles and 12 Kalibrs. The Ukrainian Air Force shot down 33 air targets."

Previously: Ukrainian air defence forces shot down 4 Russian missiles at about 9:00.

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