The Russian army launched more than 30 missiles in Ukraine, the air defense forces knocked down half - the Armed Forces Command

The winged X-22 missiles, released by TU-22 bombers in the Kursk area, kissed the objects of critical infrastructure. According to the Air Force of the Armed Forces, the X-59 flights were flying from the temporarily occupied Melitopol. On February 16, the Russian military released 32 winged missiles of air and maritime base on February 16, and the Ukrainian air defense forces knocked down 16 targets. This was reported by the Armed Forces Command on Facebook.

The forces and means of the Armed Forces have destroyed 14 winged missiles of the type X-101 and X-555, maritime base "Caliber" and 2 managed aviation missiles X-59, said in the report. Some of the winged X-22 missiles kissed the objects of critical infrastructure. The Armed Forces has not yet been armed with firearms to destroy this type of missile, the command stressed.

The hostile army released 12 winged missiles of the X-101 and X-555 from two strategic Tu-95MC bombers, which flew in the Caspian Sea area, continued the military. From the Black Sea, the invaders launched 8 winged "Caliber" missiles, and 12 winged X-22 missiles-six TU-22 bombers in the Kursk area. Two flights X-59 released 2 planes of Tactical Aviation Su-35 from a temporarily occupied Melitopol, summarized the air forces.

The Commander -in -Chief of the Armed Forces Valery Zaluzhny said that the enemy launched rockets on February 16 from 1:40 to 3:45. According to him, 36 missiles were used, 12 of which were 12 winged air base missiles X-101/555, 8 winged marine base missiles "Caliber", 12 winged anti-ship missiles X-22, 3 managed aviation missiles X-59 . /31 and 1 onyx anti -ship.

"Study aircraft T-22M3 and Tu-95MCs from the Kursk area and the Caspian Sea, Su-35 aircraft from the area of ​​the temporarily occupied Melitopol and the carbage missiles in the Black Sea were used for launches. The forces and means of the Armed Forces have destroyed 14 winged missiles and 2 managed aviation missiles.

We will remind that on February 16, the head of the Presidential Office of Ukraine Andriy Yermak told about the traffic in the north and west of Ukraine, as well as in Dnipropetrovsk and Kirovograd regions. Focus reported that the head of Pentagon Lloyd Austin, after the meeting in Ramstein, spoke about the lack of data on February 14, which proved the intention of Russia's troops to go on the offensive on Ukraine in the near future.