January 9, 2025
Defense forces shot down 79 Shaheds and two Kh-59 missiles - Air Force thumbnail
UKRAINIAN NEWS

Defense forces shot down 79 Shaheds and two Kh-59 missiles – Air Force

The Air Force says that the mobile fire groups of the Air Force and the Defense Forces of Ukraine”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org

The Defense Forces of Ukraine shot down two Russian guided air missiles Kh-59 and 79 drones, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.

According to the military, “since 18:00 on Sunday, January 5, the Russians attacked Ukraine with two Kh-59 guided air missiles from the south and 128 Shahed-type attack UAVs and simulator drones of various types from the directions of Bryansk, Millerovo, Oryol, Kursk, Primorsko -Akhtarska”.

The Air Force says that the mobile fire groups of the Air Force and the Defense Forces of Ukraine.

“As of 9:00 a.m. Monday, January 6, two Kh-59 missiles and 79 Shahed attack drones and other types of drones were confirmed shot down in Mykolaiv, Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Dnipropetrovsk, Zhytomyr, Kirovohrad and Vinnytsia regions No hits were recorded,” the Armed Forces said.

It is also known that “49 Russian simulator drones were lost in location (without negative consequences).”

“Due to the fall of downed drones, there is damage to the buildings of enterprises, institutions and private houses in Chernihiv Oblast, Sumy Oblast, Cherkasy Oblast, Poltava Oblast and Kyiv Oblast. According to preliminary data, there were no victims or victims,” ​​the message said.

At the same time, the Air Force emphasized that “as of 8:30, new groups of enemy UAVs are coming from the north.”

On January 6, Russian troops struck another blow on the territory of the Kyiv region, the Kyiv region police reported.

“As of 07:40, two private houses, a vehicle and a power line were damaged. According to preliminary data, there are no victims,” ​​the post reads.

The Russian military regularly attacks Ukrainian regions with various types of weapons – attack UAVs, rockets, anti-aircraft missiles, and anti-aircraft missiles.

In his New Year’s address, President Volodymyr Zelenskyi said that during the year during Russian air attacks, the air defense forces shot down 1,310 cruise and ballistic missiles and 7,800 Iranian Shaheds.

The leadership of Russia denies that the Russian army during a full-scale war inflicts targeted strikes on the civilian infrastructure of the cities and villages of Ukraine, killing the civilian population and destroying hospitals, schools, kindergartens, energy and water supply facilities.

Ukrainian authorities and international organizations qualify these strikes as war crimes committed by the Russian Federation and emphasize that they are targeted.

Related posts

Ukraine ordered 180,000 shells for Gepard from Rheinmetall

unn

Terrorists captured three settlements and are advancing in the Toretsk region

unn

Zelenskyi on the attack on Zaporizhzhia: we must force Russia to make peace

unn

Leave a Comment

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Accept Read More