Ukraine intercepts 15 cruise missiles

The air defense units of the Ukrainian Air Force brake down 15 of the 18 cruise missiles launched by Russia during the early hours of Monday, as reported by the general commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Valery Zaluzhny. “Around 02:30 a.m. the Russian invaders attacked the territory of Ukraine from strategic aircraft: nine Tu-95 bombers from Olenegorskin the region of Murmanskand two Tu-160 from the Caspian Sea. In total they airdropped 18 Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles“He specified in a message on Telegram.

The head of the military administration of kyiv, Serhiy Popkohas reported that the anti-aircraft defense managed to shoot down last night all Russian missiles and drones on the capital. “The alert it lasted about three hours. It is the second massive air strike against Ukraine in the last three days,” he said on Telegram.

In the same social network, the head of the regional military administration, serhii lysakhas reported that the number of injured amounts to 34, “c”inco of them are children. The youngest is only 8 years old”, he indicated. The injured present bruises, fractures, cuts and lacerations, bruises and poisoning by products of combustion. Only two women are in intensive care.

He Ministry of Defense of Russia has ensured that the missile attack, which left at least 34 injured in the Ukrainian region of Dnipropetrovsk, was directed against military objectives. “The objective of the attack was reached. All the fixed targets were hit,” said Defense in its daily part.

According to the Russian military department, the attack damaged the ability of Ukrainian military industry companies engaged in the production of weapons, military equipment and ammunition. The Russian military added that high-precision and long-range weapons were used in the attack.

Meanwhile, Ukraine today raised to 34 the number of injured in the town of pavlohradin Dnipropetrovsk, which suffered a massive Russian missile attack last night, some of which were shot down.

As a consequence of the bombardment, according to kyiv, an industrial company and nineteen apartment buildings were damaged, among other infrastructures.