Ukraine’s air defence shoot down over 420 missiles and 430 drones since September

Since 11 September, Ukrainian air defence forces have shot down more than 420 Russian missiles and 430 kamikaze drones.

Source: Yurii Ihnat, spokesperson for the Air Force Command of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, on air at the national 24/7 news broadcast on 28 December

Quote: "Everyone took the date of 10 October, the first massive attack [on the energy infrastructure of Ukraine – ed.], as the beginning of the countdown of attacks on the energy infrastructure. However, in fact, Russians hit the Kharkiv thermal power station on 11 September. It was this date when the terrorists attacked the Twin Towers [in 2001 in New York – ed.], the same way they [Russians – ed.] also began to attack our critical infrastructure.

Since then, more than 420 missiles and 430 kamikaze drones have been shot down by Air Defence. However, a larger number was used to attack."

Details: Many Russian missiles have been used up, there are still carriers, but it is unknown if there are enough missiles for them, Ihnat states.

According to Ihnat, Tu-95 and Tu-160 strategic aviation aircrafts have now been transferred to other airfields, dispersed in the Russian Federation.

The explosions at the Engels airfield and the redeployment of Russian equipment to Primorsky Krai do not significantly affect the ability of Russian aviation to launch missile strikes on Ukraine, Ihnat says.

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