Ukraine’s air defense destroys 54 russian missiles

Air defense forces destroyed 54 russian cruise missiles.

The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, reported this.

"This morning, the aggressor launched air and sea-based cruise missiles, anti-aircraft guided missiles to the S-300 air defense system at our country's energy infrastructure.

According to preliminary data, a total of 69 missiles were used in the strike," the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said.

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Also, air defense destroyed 16 missiles over Kyiv, the mayor of Kyiv, Vitalii Klychko, reported on Telegram.

"According to the preliminary information of the air defense forces, 15 missiles were destroyed over Kyiv," said the head of the city.

In a few minutes, Klychko specified that the air defense forces had destroyed 16 missiles.

Ukrainian air defense units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces downed 21 enemy missiles over the Odesa region, according to the Telegram of the head of the Odesa regional military administration, Maksym Marchenko.

"Air defense units shot down 21 rockets over the region!!!" said the head of the region.

Marchenko clarified that fragments of one rocket hit a residential building, but fortunately, there were no casualties.

In addition, due to the hits, there is damage to the energy infrastructure, and emergency power outages are occurring in the region.

"All services are on the ground and working," added the head of the region.

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On the night of December 29, the russian invaders again attacked Ukraine with kamikaze drones, then launched cruise missiles in the morning, and air defenses were activated in several regions.

It was reported about the activation of air defense in the territory of the Poltava region and Zhytomyr region. The head of the Mykolayiv regional military administration, Vitaliy Kim, reports that air defense has already shot down five missiles over the sea near the Mykolayiv region.

Air Defense was activated in the Odesa region. Debris from a cruise missile fell into a residential building in the village of Stepove, Odesa region, the Office of the President reports.

There were also explosions in Lviv. The air defense was activated. 90% of Lviv is without electricity, the mayor of the city, Andrii Sadovyi, said. Trams and trolleybuses do not run in Lviv. There may be interruptions with the water supply. The city switched to diesel generators at critical infrastructure facilities.

Several explosions were also heard in Kharkiv, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said.

According to preliminary data, there are hits in the Slobidskyi district. Detailed information is being clarified. Metro traffic was also suspended in the city.

At least two explosions rang out in the capital at around 8:24 am. The Kyiv city military administration reported that air defense is working over the city.

Explosions rang out in Kyiv. Kyiv city military administration said that the anti-aircraft defense was activated again. Debris from the downed rocket damaged a private building in the Darnytskyi district and a car parked nearby.

Oleksii Kuleba, head of the Kyiv region, also reported on the explosions and air defense work.

Due to the threat of a missile attack, emergency shutdowns were introduced in the Dnipropetrovsk and Odesa regions, DTEK said.

️This is a forced step that will avoid significant damage to the energy infrastructure if enemy missiles reach the target.