Russia launches X-22 and Shahideen missiles at Ukraine at night: Air Force destroys 26 UAVs
On the evening of Wednesday, March 27, Russian terrorists launched X-22 missiles from the south to fire at Ukraine, and on the night of March 28, they launched “Shakhtys” from the east. Ukrainian air defense system destroys 26 Russian drones
The launch of the missiles was reported by the Air Force.
Air defense operation
It is noted that Russia launched an air strike on Ukraine at night with three X-22 cruise missiles and an X-31P anti-radar missile. The enemy also used an S-300 anti-aircraft guided missile in Donetsk region and 28 Shahed-136/131 attack drones.
“Anti-aircraft missile units of the Air Force, mobile fire groups and electronic warfare equipment of the Ukrainian Defense Forces were involved in repelling the attack,” the Air Force wrote.
In total, Ukrainian air defense destroyed 26 Shahed-136/131 attack UAVs in Odesa, Kharkiv, Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia regions.
Natalia Gumenyuk, head of the Joint Coordination Press Center of the Southern Defense Forces of Ukraine, told Espresso that Tu-22 aircraft usually carry X-22 missiles.
“They are quite old, but they are still supersonic and difficult for air defense forces to respond to. Obviously, the enemy tried to hit somewhere in the south of Odesa region, the missiles were aimed at Zmiinyi Island and the south of the region, but the goal was not achieved,” said Humeniuk.
