Today's air attack on Ukraine was a record-breaking one – the Russians launched 550 targets, of which more than 330 were Shahed-type attack UAVs. All components of the air defense actively worked to shoot down enemy targets.
The spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force, Yuriy Ignat, told journalist Yana Brenzei about this on the air of Unified News.
Combined attack on Ukraine on July 4
Yuriy Ignat noted that 550 air targets were flying towards Ukraine tonight, of which more than 330 were attack Shaheds.
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“A huge number, this is an anti-record for us. Unfortunately, the enemy is attacking with a large number of UAVs. 550 air targets in total and more than 330 strike Shahids. This is the largest number that the enemy has used in one attack,” the Air Force spokesman said.
The defense forces intercepted many enemy targets with firepower, and there are also some that have been lost in location – these are drone imitators that the Russians use simultaneously with the Shaheds, emphasized Yuri Ignat.
According to him, unfortunately, out of 11 missiles (Kinzhal, Iskander-M/KN-23 and Iskander-K), only two were destroyed, namely the Iskander-K missiles.
The Air Force representative cited statistics on the number of Russian missiles shot down in June. Thus, last month the air defense managed to intercept only 8 missiles out of 17 Kinzhals, more than 150 cruise missiles and dozens of Iskander-M ballistic missiles.
According to him, sometimes it is possible to intercept more than 50% of enemy missiles, sometimes it is not possible – for which there are understandable reasons.
— In order to protect a city like Kyiv, one Patriot battery is not enough… Patriot radars have a certain range, that is, they “see in one direction”. And in order to cover a large city like Kyiv, several such air defense systems are needed, — emphasized Yuriy Ignat.
The Air Force representative noted that during massive enemy attacks on Ukraine, our Defense Forces use all available means, including: aviation, anti-aircraft missile forces of the Air Force, and air defense of the Ground Forces.
— The air defense of the ground forces is an extremely important component, because they work specifically on attack drones. Electronic warfare systems also work. Mobile fire teams provide a significant percentage of drone downing, — emphasized Yuri Ignat.
According to him, the enemy attacks at different heights, so mobile fire groups are very necessary for our defense, because they give serious results.
In addition, drone interceptor operators are also very effective. To date, dozens and dozens of drones have been destroyed using this method.
