Tag: Kh59

Ukraine downs 11 drones, 2 Kh-59 missiles launched by Russia overnight

Ukrainian forces shot down 11 of the 13 “kamikaze” attack drones and two of the four Kh-59 cruise missiles launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported on Feb. 27. Russia launched the drones from Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai and from Kursk Oblast. The four Kh-59 missiles, as well as an anti-radar Kh-31P missile, […]

12 Russian attack drones and 2 Kh-59 missiles downed over 3 oblasts

The Defence Forces of Ukraine’s South have reported shooting down 12 Russian attack drones and two Kh-59 missiles in their operational area. Source: Defence Forces of Ukraine’s South on Telegram; Ukrainian Air Force Quote: “Shahed-131/136 attack UAVs, sent from the Black Sea, performed complicated manoeuvres over coastal settlements and inland, towards the central oblasts. Air […]

Ukrainian air defences destroy Russian Kh-59 missile over Dnipro district

An explosion rocked the city of Dnipro on Tuesday afternoon during an air raid. It was Ukrainian air defence forces shooting down a Russian Kh-59 guided missile. Source: Suspilne, a Ukrainian public broadcaster; Ukraine’s Air Force; Air Command Skhid (East) Details: An air-raid warning was issued in all oblasts of Ukraine at around 15:00 due […]

Ukrainian air defense downs Russian Kh-59 missile targeting Dnipro

Ukraine’s air defenses successfully intercepted a Russian air-to-surface Kh-59 missile over Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine’s Air Command East reported on Facebook on Dec. 30. The missile was heading towards the city of Dnipro. Prior to this announcement, an explosion was reported in Dnipro, coinciding with an air raid declared throughout Ukraine due to the takeoff of […]