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Ukrainian soldiers down Russian cruise missile with anti-air missile in Zakarpattia Oblast

by Nate Ostiller August 26, 2024 10:44 AM 2 min read
A Ukrainian soldier shooting at a Russian cruise missile with a machine gun in Zakarpattia Oblast on Aug. 26, 2024. Screenshot from video. (Zakarpattia Oblast Governor Viktor Mykyta/Telegram)
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Editor's note: This item was updated to include comments from former Air Force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat, who said that the Russian cruise missile had also been targeted by an anti-air missile. Current Air Force spokesperson Illia Yevlash declined to comment.

Ukrainian soldiers from an air defense unit in western Zakarpattia Oblast shot at a Russian cruise missile with a truck-mounted machine gun, according to a video shared by Governor Viktor Mykyta on Aug. 26. The Russian cruise missile was downed by an anti-air missile, said former Air Force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat.

Mykyta had claimed earlier that the machine-gun fire downed the missile.

In comments to the Kyiv Independent, Air Force spokesperson Illia Yevlash reiterated that Ihnat had refuted the claim and declined to comment further.

The shoot-down occurred amid a large-scale Russian attack across Ukraine. As of 10:31 a.m. local time, at least three people have been killed.

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A Ukrainian air defense unit shooting down a Russian cruise missile with a machine gun in Zakarpattia Oblast on Aug. 26, 2024. (Zakarpattia Oblast Governor Viktor Mykyta/Telegram)

Mykyta said the missile was heading toward Zakarpattia Oblast from neighboring Lviv Oblast, and was shot at by the 650th separate anti-aircraft machine gun battalion.

Zakarpattia is located in the far western part of Ukraine, bordering Slovakia and Hungary to the west and Romania to the south.

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