Valerii Zaluzhnyi: Russia launches 10 Kinzhal and 73 cruise missiles; 72 targets intercepted
The Russian occupiers launched 10 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles, 70 Kh-101/Kh-555/Kh-55 cruise missiles, and three Kalibr missiles, according to Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Valeriy Zaluzhnyi.
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Targets included civilian and critical infrastructure, as well as industrial and military facilities, with the main focus on Kyiv.
In the morning, 16 Tu-95MS strategic bombers approached the launch sites and by 06:00 released more than 70 Kh-101/Kh-555/Kh-55 cruise missiles.
Starting at 07:30, ten Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles were launched from MiG-31K fighters.
Russia also launched three Kalibr cruise missiles and 12 Iskander-M/S-300/S-400 ballistic missiles.
Su-35 fighters launched four Kh-31P anti-radar missiles.
All Kinzhal missiles, 59 Kh-101/Kh-555/Kh-55 cruise missiles, and three Kalibr missiles were successfully intercepted by air defense forces.
- On the morning of January 2, the Russian occupiers launched a massive rocket attack on Kharkiv.
- Explosions also rocked Kyiv as the enemy targeted the capital with Kinzhal missiles, causing disruptions in power and water supply.
- In the Solomianskyi district of Kyiv, an elderly woman lost her life due to an extensive rocket attack.
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