44 out of 50: Air defense forces knocked down most Russian missiles X-101/X-555 during the morning attacks

Most Russian rockets were shot in the area of ​​responsibility of the Center Air Command-18. The Ukrainian Air Defense Forces in the morning of October 31 managed to bring down 44 of 50 Russian missiles X-101/X-555, which were issued by the objects of energy infrastructure of Ukraine. This was told in the Air Force of the Armed Forces. "At 07:00 on October 31, Russian invaders made several waves of missile attacks on the objects of critical infrastructure of Ukraine," the message said.

The department was told that the missiles were launched with the help of Tu-95/Tu-160 strategic aviation from the north of the Caspian Sea, as well as from the Volgodon Rostov region. "44 Winged rockets were destroyed by the Air Force forces and Air Force Center - 18, South Air Command - 12, East Air Command - 9, West Air Command - 5," - reported in Air Force. X-101 is a strategic winged rocket "Air-Earth", it is the latest Russian weapons that runs from TU-160 and TU-95MC rocket launchers.

The development of the X-101 was completed in 2013, and its peculiarity is the long flight range, as well as the use of poor technology, which makes it quite difficult to intercept. At the same time, the X-101 is based on the X-555, and it, for its part, on the Soviet X-55. X-555 is one of the modifications of the Soviet strategic aviation winged rocket X-55. X-55 is designed for strikes for important terrestrial purposes.

We will remind, on October 31 the Russian Federation struck massive missile strikes in the territory of Ukraine. The explosions were heard in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Zaporozhye, Cherkasy, Chernivtsi and other areas. The attacks were targeted at infrastructure, some cities and regions were left without electricity and water.