Missiles launched at Ukraine yesterday not from ships, Ukrainian Navy clarifies
Dmytro Pletenchuk, spokesperson for the Ukrainian Navy (Photo: facebook.com/Taclbery)
Russian forces during the attack on Kyiv on March 25 launched missiles from the territory of Crimea from ground platforms. And they definitely were not launched from ships, states in a comment to RBC-Ukrainet he spokesman for the Ukrainian Navy, Dmytro Pletenchuk.
"I can only mention that there were no missile launches from ships," Pletenchuk told the news agency.
It is worth noting that there are currently reports in the media that the occupiers could have attacked the capital with hypersonic Zircon missiles. This information has not been officially confirmed. At least the Navy spokesman, in a comment to RBC-Ukraine, noted that such missiles were not launched from ships.
"They are currently using ground launchers for this, which are mobile and movable. Therefore, it is quite difficult to hit such objects. These are anti-ship complexes Bal and Bastion... I can only mention that they (the missiles) were launched from the territory of Crimea from ground platforms. And they definitely were not launched from ships," Pletenchuk summed up.
Attack on Kyiv on March 25
On the morning of March 25, explosions were heard in Kyiv immediately after the announcement of an air alarm. Later, the Air Force reported that Russian forces had launched two missiles at the capital, which were destroyed, but their type was not specified.
As a result of this missile attack, a three-story sports hall building in the Pechersk district was damaged, and two private houses were damaged in the Solomianka district. In addition, in the Holosiivka district, missile remnants fell into the forest belt. Household damage was reported in the Darnytsia district. Ten people were injured as a result of this attack.
Later, several media outlets, citing media and expert comments, began to write that Zircon-type missiles were likely used in the attack on Kyiv. Allegedly, this became known from the identification of all the debris. However, there is currently no official confirmation of this.
