Kyiv's air defense shoots down Russia's Kinzhal missile, Air Force reports
Yurii Ihnat, spokesperson for the Ukrainian Air Force (Photo: armyinform.com.ua)
Today's explosions in Kyiv, which occurred during the daytime on December 14, are related to the work of the Ukrainian Air Defense Forces in repelling a missile attack by Russian occupiers. Defenders destroyed the enemy's Kinzhal, according to Yurii Ihnat, spokesperson for the Ukrainian Air Force.
The colonel notes that this Thursday the adversary used not only false targets, known as decoys, but also actual aeroballistic missiles Kh-4702 Kinzhal launched by MiG-31K aircraft.
"There were six (MiG-31K aircraft) initially in the first wave, and three in the second," he states.
Responding to the host's question about the cause of the explosions heard in the capital, Ihnat explains that it was related to the work of the air defense system.
"One of them (missiles) was successfully intercepted," adds the representative of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Explosions in Kyiv and the Russian Federation's aerial attack on Ukraine on December 14th
Today, several times throughout the day, Ukraine declared a large-scale air alert. It was associated with the takeoff of the Russian occupiers' MiG-31K, which is a carrier of the Kinzhal missiles.
The Ukrainian Air Force warned of the risk of missile launches from the Lipetsk region of the Russian Federation. Additionally, enemy missiles were detected in the direction of the Starokostiantyniv district of the Khmelnytskyi region. Later, explosions were heard in the region.
Another alert was declared around 15:35. Interceptors launched missiles, resulting in explosions heard in Kyiv and the Khmelnytskyi region. As indicated by the Ukrainian Armed Forces command, on December 14, the Russians attacked the Khmelnytskyi region using aeroballistic missiles Kinzhal.
