The Ukrainian forces demolished 11 Russian cruise missiles in less than two minutes during a massive air attack, The Lieutenant Colonel of the Kyrylo Peretyatko Air Force revealed in a video broadcast on Saturday.
“In an air defense battle, We demolish 11 cruise missiles. The operation did not last more than two minutes, “said Peretyatko, without specifying what attack he meant. He added that”We probably broke all records from other countries in recharge speed, and we are ready to continue doing it constantly to defend our country, while we have the missiles. “
The systems used were Namams (National Advanced Missile-Aire System), manufactured by the United States and Norwayand in service in Ukraine since November 2022. This system, with a scope of up to 50 kilometersuse the MISIL AIM-120 AMRAAMthe same as Western fighters.
The need for air defense reinforcements has been repeated by kyiv, with the Ukrainian President, Volodímir Zelenski, requesting even buying patriot systems from the United States. However, the offer was rejected by former president Donald Trump.
While Ukraine presses a fire, Russia has intensified its attacks. In the last week, Ukraine reported the destruction of more than 680 Russian droneswhile an attack with drones and missiles on April 24 against kyiv left 12 dead and 90 injured, including children.
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