For first time, anti-aircraft missile units of Air Force in cooperation with DIU destroyed Tu-22M3 long-range strategic bomber - Oleschuk
On the night of April 19, 2024, the Russian invaders launched a combined strike with missiles of various types and attack UAVs. In total, the enemy used 36 means of air attack - 22 missiles of various types and 14 attack drones.
As Censor.NET informs, this was announced by the commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Mykola Oleschuk.
Shooting down enemy air targets
"In total, the enemy used 36 means of air attack - 22 missiles of various types and 14 attack drones:
- 2 Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles from Tu-95 MS strategic aviation aircraft (Ryazan launch area of the Russian Federation);
- 14 attack UAVs of the "Shahed-131/136" type (from Primorsko-Akhtarsk regions, Kursk region - Russian Federation);
- 12 guided air missiles Kh-59/Kh-69 (Kursk region and from the waters of the Sea of Azov);
- 2 "Iskander-K" cruise missiles (from Crimea);
- 6 Kh-22 cruise missiles from Tu-22M3 long-range strategic bombers (from the waters of the Black and Azov Seas)".
Anti-aircraft missile forces of the Air Force, mobile fire groups and electronic warfare units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine were involved in repelling the enemy's air attack.
As a result of anti-aircraft combat, 29 air targets were destroyed:
- 2 Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles;
- 14 shock UAVs of the "Shahed-131/136" type;
- 11 Kh-59/Kh-69 guided air missiles;
- 2 Kh-22 cruise missiles.
Destruction of a Russian Tu-22M3 bomber
"For the first time, the anti-aircraft missile units of the Air Force, in cooperation with the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, destroyed the Tu-22M3 long-range strategic bomber - the carrier of Kh-22 cruise missiles, which Russian terrorists use to attack peaceful Ukrainian cities. During today's attack, two such missiles were destroyed for the first time.
Ukraine needs more means, more missiles, in order to better protect the frontline territories from Russian terrorism," Oleschuk said.
