Zelenskyy awards title of Hero of Ukraine to commander of anti-air defence unit that shot down 13 Kinzhal missiles

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine to Colonel Serhii Yaremenko, the commander of the 96th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade of the Tsentr (Centre) Air Command.

Source: press service of the Air Force Command

Details: The ceremony took place in the Ukrainian Parliament on 28 June.

Since the beginning of the large-scale invasion, Colonel Serhii "Hranit" (Granite) Yaremenko has led a team that repels air attacks in one of the most responsible areas, Ukraine's centre and north. And most importantly, the unit provides air defence of the Ukrainian capital.

It was the anti-aircraft unit under the command of Yaremenko that withstood the frenzied air attacks on the capital in May and June, not allowing any of the more than 200 targets to accurately hit the objects and destroying 13 "indestructible" X-47 Kinzhal hypersonic missiles.

Quote: "They mastered modern anti-aircraft missile systems from various manufacturers and bypassed the theory of probability, increasingly demonstrating a 100 per cent result."

Details: The officer hopes that in a year, Ukrainians will see an even more powerful level of air defence.

Yaremenko is convinced that by now, everyone has understood how important it is to invest in the country's anti-aircraft defence.

Read more: Commander of anti-aircraft gunners tells how they shot down Kinzhal hypersonic missiles over Kyiv

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