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Russia claims to have destroyed S-300 . anti-aircraft missile system supplied to Ukraine by a European country. Russian troops are also said to have shot down two Ukrainian warplanes.
As reported ReutersOn Monday (11/4/2022), the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement that the Kalibr missile, launched from the ocean on Sunday (10/4) local time, had destroyed four S-300 launchers hidden in a hangar on the outskirts of the city of Dnipro, Ukraine. .
The Russian Defense Ministry also said 25 Ukrainian soldiers were hit by their attack.
Russia did not specify which European country supplied the S-300 air defense system.
However, Slovakia, which at the weekend announced the delivery of its S-300 air defense systems to Ukraine, denies that its supplies have been destroyed by Russian strikes. Slovakia calls such reports a Russian lie.
Slovakia previously said the delivery of the air defense system was intended to enhance Ukraine’s air defense against Russian attacks. Reuters said the shipment was the first publicly known case of a country delivering air defense systems to Ukraine since Russia invaded in late February.
In a statement, the Russian Defense Ministry also said it shot down two Ukrainian Su-25 planes near the city of Izium and destroyed two ammunition depots, one of which was located near the city of Mykolaiv.
“Russian air defense systems shot down two Ukrainian Su-25 planes near the Izyum community,” Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said. TASS News Agency.
(nvc/ita)
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