Air defence shoots down three Kh-59 missiles that attacked Odesa this morning

Wednesday, 2 November 2022, 09:05

Air defence forces shot down three Kh-59 cruise missiles fired from a Su-30 fighter jet towards Odesa Oblast on the morning of 2 November. 

Source: Odesa City Council on Telegram; Serhii Bratchuk, spokesperson for the Head of Odesa Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram

Quote from Odesa City Council: "At dawn, the enemy fired three Kh-59 cruise missiles at Odesa Oblast. The enemy tried to attack the Oblast’s south from the direction of the Black Sea, using a Su-30 aircraft. All missiles were shot down by air defence forces over the sea."

Background: Ukraine’s Air Force shot down 12 out of the 13 Shahed-136 kamikaze drones launched on Ukraine on the night of 1–2 November. 6 Iranian-made drones were destroyed in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and another 6 drones were destroyed on approach to Kyiv. 

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