According to eyewitnesses of the incident, green sparks flew from the rocket, after which it began to spin and fell in the middle of the field.
A fighter of the territorial defense during the shelling of Kiev today, December 16, shot down a cruise missile of the Russian Armed Forces from a machine gun flying towards the capital. Speaking of which in shape Obozrevatel
According to eyewitnesses of the incident, green sparks flew from the rocket, after which the rocket began to spin and fell in the middle of the field.
“She hit, sparks flew, she went into the tail and fell,” one of the witnesses explained.
“The firing post commander decided to hit the missile, gave the order and the gunner did his job. Almost impossible, but it was done,” explained one of the servicemen.
Recall this Ukrainian air defense shot down 60 enemy missiles during the bombing of Kyiv this morning, as well as other cities such as Dnipro and Zaporozhye. Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny commented on the massive rocket attack, during which the Armed Forces of the aggressor country fired 76 cruise missiles at energy infrastructure facilities.
The missiles were launched from the Caspian and Black seas. Of the 76 missiles: 72 are cruise missiles (Kh-101, Kh-22 and Kalibr) and 4 are guided missiles (Kh-59/Kh-31P).
According to Politico, amid fears of a new offensive on Kiev, the United States could strengthen military support for Ukraine. In addition to Patriot air defense systems, Washington is considering supplying Kiev with additional weapons. There are reports of direct targeting kits (JDAM), with the help of which unguided aerial bombs are turned into “smart” bombs.
Previously Focus reported that, according to the military, it was necessary cut off arms supplies: it turned out what Russian drones are made of.
