Ukrainian air defense forces shoot down 61 of 71 missiles fired by Russia on February 10

On February 10, the Russian forces launched a massive missile attack on Ukraine: Ukrainian defenders eliminated 61 of the 71 rockets and 5 Shahed UAVs.

This was reported by the Ukrainian Air Force on Telegram.

On February 10, the Russian army once again launched a massive missile attack on Ukraine, in particular on critical infrastructure facilities.

"From the air, the enemy attacked with eight Tu-95ms strategic bombers, which fired X-101 and X-555 missiles from the Caspian Sea and Volgodonsk.  From the ships in the Black Sea, they fired Kalibr sea-launched cruise missiles," the military said.

The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valerii Zaluzhnyi clarified that Russian invaders also attacked from the S-300 system: the strikes were carried out from the districts of Belgorod region and the temporarily occupied territory of Zaporizhzhia region in the Tokmak area. 

Thus, as of 11:30 a.m. on February 10, Russian occupiers launched 71 cruise missiles X-101, X-555, and Kalibr missiles.

"The air defense forces and means of the Air Force and other components of the Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed 61 enemy cruise missiles and 5 Shahed-136/131 kamikaze drones, which were reported earlier!" the press service added.