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Russia has fired 7,400 missiles at Ukraine since February 2022

by Lance Luo December 22, 2023 3:50 AM 1 min read
Air Force Command spokesperson Yurii Ihnat briefs the press on the consequences of Russia's missile strikes on Ukraine. (Evgen Kotenko / Ukrinform/Future Publishing via Getty Images)
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Russia has fired 7,400 missiles at Ukraine since the beginning of the full-scale war in February 2022, Air Force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat told Hromadske.

"Of this number, approximately 1,600 were destroyed. But the number 7,400 includes all missiles — S-300 and S-400, Kh-22, and Iskander ballistic missiles."

Without air superiority for its  aircraft, Russian forces have relied on long-range missiles and drones to strike inside Ukraine.

Ukraine’s skies have been fortified by Gepard systems from Berlin and Avenger Short-Range Air Defense from Washington capable of intercepting UAVs and cruise missiles.

For more sophisticated threats, Kyiv is deploying MIM-23 Hawks, NASAMS, and Patriot PAC-3 systems from the U.S., and the Eurosam SAMP/T provided by France and Italy.

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