Ukrainian army posts video of Iskander-K shootdown during attack on Kyiv
Photo: The Armed Forces of Ukraine showed a video of the shooting down of a Russian Iskander-K missile during an attack on Kyiv (facebook.com/Ministry of Defence UA)
Ukrainian forces have published a video showing the moment a Russian Iskander-K cruise missile was intercepted as it flew toward Kyiv during the overnight attack on July 31, according to the Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytskyi Separate Presidential Brigade.
"During the nighttime air attack on Kyiv, the anti-aircraft missile and artillery division of our brigade shot down an enemy Iskander-K missile," the statement said.
The exact moment of the missile’s interception was captured on video.
Attack on Kyiv on July 31
As reported earlier, Russia launched a massive overnight drone and missile attack on Kyiv on July 31.
The city’s Sviatoshynskyi, Solomianskyi, Holosiivskyi, and Shevchenkivskyi districts were hit the hardest.
In total, more than 100 sites were damaged, including residential buildings, schools, hospitals, kindergartens, and universities.
According to the latest reports, at least 15 people were killed in the attack, including a child. Over 130 others were injured.
For more details on Russia's missile strike on the capital, read the material by RBC-Ukraine.
