National Guard members shoot down Russian missile with small arms

National Guard members shoot down Russian missile with small arms

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During Russia’s recent massive missile attack, the National Guard’s mobile fire team shot down an enemy cruise missile with small arms.

The relevant statement was made by the National Guard of Ukraine, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

“During Russia’s massive missile attack on Ukraine on December 5, 2022, a mobile fire team of the National Guard’s 27th Pecherska Brigade shot down a Kh-101 cruise missile, preventing it from reaching the target,” the report states.

The Russian missile flew at a low altitude, and the National Guard members shot it down with large-caliber machine guns and assault rifles.

Photo: Northern Operational-Territorial Command of the National Guard of Ukraine 

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