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Russia fires 33 missiles at Ukraine, 21 of them are downed - Valerii Zaluzhnyi. Espreso

14 January, 2023 Saturday
20:25

On January 14, Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Valerii Zaluzhnyi provided statistics on the massive missile strike launched by Russian forces on Ukrainian territory

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About two-thirds of the Russian missiles launched at Ukraine on Saturday were shot down, the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported on Telegram.

"In the morning, the capital was attacked by S-400 (S-300) anti-aircraft guided missiles from the north. Later, the terrorist state used high-precision weapons: air-launched cruise missiles X-101 / X-555, X-22, sea-launched Kalibr cruise missiles, guided aircraft missiles X-59 - on the critical infrastructure of Ukraine," Zaluzhnyi said.

AFU’s commander-in-chief claims Russia launched about 28 cruise missiles of various types and 5 guided aircraft missiles.

"The forces and means of the Air Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in cooperation with other units of the Defense Forces destroyed 18 cruise missiles and 3 guided aircraft missiles," Valerii Zaluzhnyi summed up.

 
  • Russian missile attacks on Ukrainian cities on Saturday, January 14, were launched in two waves. During the first morning wave, the biggest damage was inflicted on infrastructure facilities in the Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odesa regions.

  • The second afternoon wave ended in a tragedy. A Russian missile destroyed the entire entrance of a high-rise building in Dnipro city. There are at least 5 dead and 60 injured.

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