The missiles that flew across Ukraine at night were launched from the most modern Russian Su-57

The missiles that flew across Ukraine at night were launched from the most modern Russian Su-57 Diana Kwasniewska

From which planes Russia attacked Ukraine/Collage of Channel 24 (Photo by Russian media)

On the night of June 21, Russian occupiers attacked Ukraine with four Kh-59/Kh-69 missiles. Their enemies could have launched them from the most modern Russian fifth-generation fighters, the Su-57.

Telegram monitoring channels suggested that the enemy launched the missiles from the most modern Russian Su-57. After all, this fighter is the main carrier of the Kh-69 missiles, writes 24 Channel.

What is known about the Russian attack

On the night of June 21, 2024, the occupiers launched an attack from tactical aircraft with Kh-59/Kh-69 guided air missiles, the Ukrainian Air Force reported.

The telegram channel “Nikolaevsky Vanek” reported that Russia launched missiles from its Su-57 aircraft.

The Ukrainian military reported in the morning that the missiles shot down all enemy targets. This happened in the Kirovograd and Kherson regions.

Briefly about the Su-57 and the missiles that the

Russian fighter carries The Su-57 is the most modern Russian fifth-generation fighter, which began production in 2020.

It was for this aircraft that Russia developed the X-69 missile, but later the occupiers adapted it weapons for simpler aircraft. After all, the Su-57 project was slowed down, and in Russia there are approximately no more than 10 of these aircraft.

By the way, in early June 2024, during an attack on the Akhtubinsk airfield, they hit an Su-57. The Main Intelligence Directorate stated that this was the first defeat of these enemy aircraft.

Essentials about the Russian night attack

• An air alert in the Kirovograd, Zaporozhye, Dnepropetrovsk, Nikolaev, and Cherkasy regions was announced approximately after 1 a.m. on June 21.
• Air forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces already at 1:22 reported that Russia launched cruise missiles from the South heading towards Kropyvnytskyi.
• Already at 2:13, the invaders attacked the Kherson region with guided aerial bombs. At 4:06 – an enemy missile flew from the South through the Nikolaev region heading towards the Kirovograd region. At 4:13, residents of Kropyvnytskyi heard an explosion.
• At 4:22, the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces announced the all-clear.
• On the morning of June 21, the head of the Kirovograd OVA, Andrei Raikovich, said that missiles were also shot down over the region. According to preliminary data – no consequences.