Ukraine's air defense forces destroy 11 cruise missiles, attack drone

Ukraine's air defense forces destroy 11 cruise missiles, attack drone

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The air defense forces and means of the Ukrainian Air Force destroyed 11 cruise missiles and an attack drone on June 13.

The Ukrainian Air Force said this in a post on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.

"On the night of June 13, the enemy launched a strike using eight Tu-95ms strategic bombers from the Caspian Sea area and several attack drones from the south. A total of 14 Kh-101/Kh-555 air-based cruise missiles and up to four Shahed-136/131 UAVs were launched," the post reads.

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In the morning, Russian forces launched a second attack from the Caspian Sea area using three Tu-95ms bombers. According to preliminary data, only one cruise missile reached Ukraine this time, and it was intercepted by Ukrainian air defenses.

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