Ukraine's Air Defenses Intercept Over 57,000 Russian Missiles, Drones In May

(MENAFN- UkrinForm) The Ukrainian Air Force reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.

Among the destroyed targets were:

• 2 Kh-47M2 Kinzhal air-launched ballistic missiles;
• 50 Kh-101 cruise missiles;
• 10 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles;
• 11 Kalibr cruise missiles;
• 14 Kh-59/Kh-69 guided air-to-surface missiles;
• 24 Iskander-K cruise missiles;
• 5,053 Shahed-type attack drones;
• 1,316 reconnaissance drones;
• 50,894 other types of UAVs.

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During the month, Air Force aircraft carried out 1,089 combat sorties, including:

• over 700 missions for fighter air cover;
• about 230 missions for strike operations and air support of troops.

On the night of June 1 to 2, Ukraine's air defense forces intercepted 40 missiles and 602 drones launched by Russian forces.

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