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​Ukrainian Air Defense Shoot Down 700 Enemy Targets in a Week

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The Hawk anti-aircraft missile system that defends Ukraine’s sky / Ukrainian Air Force’s video still frame
The Hawk anti-aircraft missile system that defends Ukraine’s sky / Ukrainian Air Force’s video still frame

From March 3 to 9, the Ukrainian air defense eliminated 700 enemy air air targets - Kalibr, Iskander and Kh-59 missiles are among them

This was reported by the command of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

In particular, the following were destroyed:

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• 25 Kh-101 cruise missiles;

• 8 Kalibr cruise missiles;

• 1 Iskander-K cruise missile;

• 1 Kh-59 aircraft guided missile;

• 520 Shahed strike UAVs;

• 39 reconnaissance UAVs;

• 106 UAVs of other types.

During the week, the Air Force's tactical aviation carried out more than 120 sorties, including:

• 44 for fire suppression and air support;

• 80 for fighter cover;

• 21 for aerial reconnaissance.

The Air Force's aviation carried out dozens of strikes on enemy positions, including command posts and concentrations of equipment and manpower.

The UAV units of the Combined Rifle Brigade of Ukraine’s Air Force carried out 1,134 combat sorties, of which 1,029 were reconnaissance missions and 105 were FPV drone strikes. As a result, up to 70 russian soldiers, special equipment and 20 enemy shelters and positions were destroyed.

As Defense Express reported, as of Sunday, March 9, about 885,130 aggressor’s troops were eliminated, 32,183 air targets of invaders were shot down, thousands of tanks, armored vehicles and trucks were destroyed by the defenders of Ukraine. We also wrote, that First Images of Mirage 2000-5 Combat Work in Ukraine Appeared.

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