On November 28, russia launched another long-range attack using cruise missiles and drones, targeting critical infrastructure facilities in the southern and western regions of Ukraine. According to the Ukrainian Air Force Command, russians used 188 long-range weapons, including 91 missiles of various types and 97 drones.
Cruise missiles have traditionally been the main weapon of choice: a total of 85 missiles were launched, including 57 Kh-101 and 28 Kalibr missiles, of which 76 were reportedly shot down. russians also launched three Kh-59 guided missiles, which were shot down, as well as three anti-aircraft missiles from the S-300 air defense systems against Kharkiv (without being shot down). As for drones, 35 out of 97 UAVs were shot down, and another 62 were lost.
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Thus, according to the Ukrainian Air Force Command, the effectiveness of shooting down cruise and guided missiles was 89.7%. At the same time, the effectiveness of countering drones was 100%. That is, only 9 russian cruise missiles of the Kh-101 and Kalibr types, along with 3 anti-aircraft missiles, reached their targets.
At the same time, this attack differs from previous ones in that Russia used Kalibr cruise missiles with cluster warheads to attack civilian targets. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi reported about their usage.
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