That is according to the statement of Ukraine’s Air Force command on its official page on Facebook.
As noted by the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, since the start of the full-scale war on 24 February 2022, Russia has launched more than 3,000 cruise missiles against Ukraine.
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“These are cruise missiles, air-to-surface missiles, tactical ballistic missile systems (Tochka U, Iskander), as well as Onyx missiles of the Bastion coastal system,” the statement reads.
As Ukraine’s Air Force Command states, the Russian occupying forces are increasingly using old Soviet missiles, such as the Kh-59, Kh-22, Kh-31 and others, on the positions of the Ukrainian army and civilian objects.
“The russian army has begun to hit ground targets in recent weeks with anti-aircraft missiles from the S-300 system, the main purpose of which is to destroy air targets. It is worth noting that this system can work against both air, ground and surface targets. However, the damage to objects will not be as destructive as when working with typical firepower on the ground. The warhead of anti-aircraft missiles is designed to hit non-armoured targets (aircraft fuselages) with thousands of striking elements,” – the report states.
According to Ukraine’s Air Force command, the russian forces' use of heavy anti-aircraft missiles to hit ground targets is explained by the fact that the occupiers are still saving the modern technological weapons. And they probably have an excess of anti-aircraft guided missiles for the S-300 air defence system, which is why these are used in the front-line zones. Currently enemy uses the missiles in Mykolaiv and Kharkiv operational zones.
As Defense Express reported russia attacked Mykolaiv by S-300 long-range surface-to-air missiles.
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