russia Used Almost Everything Including Zircon and Kinzhal Missiles to Strike Ukraine
During the daytime combined mass attack on July 8th, russia used 38 long-range missiles, as reported by the Air Force Command.
The enemy launched various types of missiles: one Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missile; four Iskander-M ballistic missiles; one 3M22 Zircon cruise missile; 13 Kh-101 cruise missiles; 14 Kalibr cruise missiles; two Kh-22 cruise missiles; and three Kh-59/Kh-69 guided missiles.
The enemy used almost all missiles from its arsenal, except for the Kh-500 cruise missiles for the Iskander missile system and North Korean ballistic missiles.
According to the official summary, a total of 30 missiles were successfully shot down. Among them were: one Kh-47M2 Kinzhal air-to-air missile; three Iskander-M ballistic missiles; 11 Kh-101 cruise missiles; 12 Kalibr cruise missiles; and three Kh-59/Kh-69 guided missiles.
However, Ukrainian air defense missed 4 cruise missiles, one ballistic missile from the Iskander missile system, two Kh-22 missiles launched from Tu-22M3 aircraft, and one truly hypersonic 3M22 Zircon missile.
Regarding the last three items, it should be noted that intercepting them requires appropriate air defense systems such as Patriot or SAMP/T.
Additionally, during today’s attack, one of the Kh-101 missiles was deliberately aimed by the enemy at the Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital.