Night missile attack on Ukraine: Air Force reveals Russian targets
Spokesman for the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Illia Yevlash (Getty Images)
Russia attempted to attack Ukraine's critical infrastructure during a nighttime attack on June 21. All enemy missiles were destroyed, according to the spokesman for the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Illia Yevlash.
"All four missiles were destroyed. The enemy launched missiles at the Kirovohrad and Kherson regions. They tried to hit our critical facilities as usual, but failed," he said.
The spokesman emphasized that the enemy did not use kamikaze drones last night. The defense is preparing for various scenarios that the enemy may use.
"Even such a large country does not have unlimited resources. Besides, in the third year of the war, the Russians already realize that in some cases it is not so easy to attack the facilities, as we are also taking measures to protect our infrastructure facilities from enemy attacks," said Yevlash.
According to the Air Force spokesperson, the Russians are trying to probe Ukrainian air defense. Therefore, the enemy uses various methods, including combined attacks and others.
"Like this night we saw only guided missiles. Sometimes the enemy pauses and does not attack at all. So it is a kind of a game of attrition. They are trying to find weaknesses, while we are trying to maneuver the available forces and means to repel these attacks," he added.
Russia's latest attacks
On the night of June 20, Russian troops launched a combined attack on Ukraine. They fired 27 Shaheds and nine missiles of various types. The air defense system operated in 10 regions, destroying all drones and five missiles.
Yesterday, Russians attacked Ukraine's energy sector. Facilities in four regions were damaged.
On the night of June 21, Russian aircraft fired four Kh-59/Kh-69 guided missiles at Ukraine. Air defense forces shot down all the missiles.
