“Russia hit Kyiv with Kh-22 anti-ship missiles for the first time in a long time, air defense eliminated 9 out of 12 missiles.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
X-22 rocket. elcons-gt.at Source: spokesman of the Air Force, Colonel Yuriy Ignat, on TV channel 24
Direct speech: “There have been no such missiles as Kh-22 in formations for a long time. The peculiarity of this attack is precisely in the use of these missiles… Kh-22 missiles, which were actually used against aircraft carrier groups (this is their main purpose). They can carry different charges. And their peculiarity is that the combat weight of this missile is 950 kilograms.
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Today, the enemy fired 12 such missiles at Kyiv (this is an unprecedented case) from strategic aviation planes – Tu-22M3 bombers, which the enemy relocated from the Far East closer to Ukraine.
Details: Ignat recalled that in 2023, this rocket in the Dnipro destroyed the entire entrance of a house, and there were many casualties. Since then, the enemy began to use such missiles less on the mainland of Ukraine, and concentrated more on the south of Ukraine (oil platforms, Zmiiny Island)
According to the officer, a total of 412 Kh-22 or Kh-32 missiles were used against our country, of which only three have been shot down so far. Currently, there is still a plus 9 on the air defense account. That is, 12 have been destroyed so far.
Ignat reminded that similar missiles attack on the ballistic territory. Only systems can intercept such targets Patriot.
What preceded: On the night of January 24, the enemy carried out a combined attack on Ukraine using various types of air-launched, ground-based missiles and attack UAVs. The Air Force reports 396 recorded air attack devices. The military reported 372 targets shot down or suppressed.