Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Ukrainian air defense has successfully destroyed more than 2,000 Russian missiles
Since the start of the full-scale invasion, Ukrainian air defense has shot down more than 2,000 Russian cruise and ballistic missiles. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine on the social network X on Monday, March 25.
“This is the result of the titanic work of the Ukrainian air defense system. Modern air defense systems provided by our partners have saved thousands of lives. However, Ukraine still needs more air defense systems to protect our people from Russian terror. Because civilian infrastructure remains the main target of Russian strikes,” the Defense Ministry said.
2000+ Russian cruise and ballistic missiles have been shot down since the beginning of the full-scale invasion.
This is the result of the titanic work of Ukrainian air defenders. Thousands of lives have been saved by modern air defense systems provided by our partners.
However,… pic.twitter.com/EmlFd9BHwg
– Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) March 25, 2024
As a reminder, on December 21, 2023, the then spokesman for the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), Yuriy Ihnat, said that Russian troops had launched 7,400 missile strikes on Ukrainian territory since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, and the Ukrainian Defense Forces managed to destroy about 1,600 missiles.
In addition, since September 2022, when Russia began using Shahed-type attack drones, it has launched 3,700 such drones into Ukraine. Ukrainian forces managed to neutralize 2,900 of them.
On December 31, AFU Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk reports that the Defense Forces shoot down 85 percent of cruise missiles and attack drones used by Russia to attack Ukraine. According to him, since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, air defense has shot down 1,709 cruise missiles, most of them of the X-101/555/55 type – 1,045. Almost 79 percent of the 3,940 Shahed strike UAVs launched have been neutralized.
On March 24, after two massive missile and drone attacks, Zelenskyy said that in the week of March 18-24, Russia had used about 190 missiles, 140 Shaheds, and 700 air bombs against Ukraine.
