On the Independence Day of Ukraine, August 24, most Russian aircraft simulated missile strikes, out of 200 Russian aircraft sorties there were eight missile strikes, the spokesman of the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Yuriy Ignat.
“Yesterday, the enemy had the task of keeping the whole of Ukraine under tension. There were up to 200 flights. They carried out many flights with simulation of missile strikes. Yesterday, eight missile strikes were carried out by Tu-22M3 long-range bombers with Kh-22 missiles. This is a Soviet missile, which is not accurate enough, but destructive,” he said on the air of the national telethon.
Yuriy Ignat explained that Ukrainian air defense forces cannot effectively counter high-speed missiles launched from aerial platforms.
Therefore, as the spokesman of the Air Force emphasized, Ukraine needs to strengthen air defense.
On the Independence Day of Ukraine on August 24, a record 189 air alert notifications were announced, such are the data of the “eTryvoga” application, which tracks the air alert map in Ukraine.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs reported that the Russian military shelled 58 populated areas of Ukraine on Independence Day.
Source: Radio Svoboda
Link: https://www.radiosvoboda.org/a/news-povitryani-syly-udary-rf-imitatsiya/32004154.html