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On January 2, the capital of Ukraine, Kyiv, suffered severe damage from a Russian missile attack. The photo shows Mayor Vitali Klitschko visiting the site of the damage caused by the missile on the same day. (Photo: Reuters/Afro)
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(International journalist Masato Kimura)
“Maternity hospital, residential area attacked, dozens killed, hundreds injured”
[LONDON]John Kirby, Strategic and Public Affairs Coordinator for the U.S. National Security Council (NSC), said this at a press conference on January 4.
“For five days over the New Year holidays, Russia conducted repeated airstrikes on Ukraine, using drones and missiles to attack cities and civilian infrastructure across Ukraine. Maternity hospitals, shopping malls and residential areas were attacked, and several Ten people were killed and hundreds injured.”
According to the Facebook page of the Ukrainian Air Force Command, the following Russian airstrikes were carried out during the New Year holidays: The five-day period Kirby refers to appears to refer to the attack from December 29th to January 2nd. The Russian military employs a strategy that uses a large number of drones and a wide variety of missiles to defeat the Ukrainian military’s air defense system.
On December 29, 36 Iranian-made kamikaze drones Shahed 136/131, at least 90 air-to-ground missiles Kh-101/Kh-555/Kh-55, and eight long-range air-to-surface missiles were launched. Ship missile Kh-22 / supersonic air-launched cruise missile Kh-32, 14 long-range surface-to-air missile systems S-300 / S-400 / short-range ballistic missile “Iskander”, pole capable of carrying 5 nuclear warheads The supersonic air-to-ground missile Kinzhal, four air-to-ship/anti-radar missiles Kh-31, and one air-to-surface/air-to-ship missile Kh-59 were fired, of which 27 were shot down. There were only Shahed 136/131 and 87 Kh-101/Kh-555/Kh-55s.
On 30 December, ten Shahed 136/131s were used in an attack, shooting down five aircraft.
On 31 December, 49 Shahed 136/131s and six S-300s were fired, destroying 21 of them Shahed 136/131s.
On January 1st, 87 of 90 Shahed 136/131 were destroyed. Four S-300s, three Kh-31s and one Kh-59 hit. Apart from this, nine Shahed 136/131s and one Kh-59 were shot down.
On January 2nd, 35 Shahed 136/131s were destroyed. 70 Kh-101/Kh-555/Kh-55 were fired, 59 of which were shot down. 10 Kinjal and 3 Crab cruise missiles were shot down. Twelve Iskanders and four Kh-31s will also be used in the attack.
On January 4, two Shahed 136/131 were shot down.
On January 5, 29 Shahed 136/131s attacked and shot down 21 aircraft.
Ukrainian military personnel from the air defense forces shot down a Russian missile and drone attack near Kiev on January 3 (Photo: Reuters/Afro)
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2024-01-06 21:00:00
