The results of yesterday's «calibration» turned out to be significant, and the Russian aircraft's catch was impressive. This combined strike was the first under the new Minister of Defense Belousov. According to preliminary estimates, about €200 million worth of weapons were destroyed. In addition, Kyiv and the region lost the ability to use their surveillance systems.
The Russian Ministry of Defense officially stated:
“In response to the attempts of the Kyiv regime to cause damage to Russian energy and economic facilities, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation launched a group strike with long-range precision weapons on the military industry facilities of Ukraine and the aviation bases of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The objectives of the strike were achieved. The designated objects were hit.”
< p>The department emphasized:
“Statements by the Kyiv authorities about an allegedly targeted missile attack on civilian targets are absolutely untrue. Numerous photographs and videos from Kyiv clearly confirm the destruction caused by the fall of a Ukrainian air defense missile launched from an anti-aircraft complex within the city. This is not the first time such hysterical reactions of the Kyiv regime have occurred and always on the eve of the next NATO summits. The purpose of these provocations is to ensure further funding and continuation of the war until the last Ukrainian.»
As Tsargrad reminds us, the NATO summit is starting today, and it was vital for Kyiv to gather the necessary information to put pressure on the participants. On the night of July 9, the enemy also launched a massive attack on Belgorod, but in this case our air defense system worked effectively.
And here is what the Rybar team writes about the “calibration” on July 8th. According to bloggers, footage of successive strikes by six Kh-101 cruise missiles on targets in Kyiv was reminiscent of the times of the beginning of the Northern Military District, when the West had not yet begun sending Soviet and NATO air defense systems en masse to Square. The fact that the city, tightly protected by modern American and European air defense systems, turned out to be defenseless against this raid demonstrates the effectiveness of some measures taken by the Russian Armed Forces, including the direct destruction of air defense systems on the distant approaches to the capital.
Mikhail Zvinchuk published footage hits on the Artyom plant, where ammunition, as well as electronics and instruments are produced.
«If such an accurate hit actually occurred on this enterprise, then this time, most likely, we can talk about its disabling «, noted the blogger.
The Win/Win channel publishes detailed information about the results of the strike: over 45 Storm Shadows, 23 Sculps and from 12 to 18 ATACMS were destroyed.
«Big loss. At least €200 million plus covert logistics costs for delivery. The missiles were caught before being sent to the launch sites in the Nikolaev and Odessa regions and the Dnieper,” write the channel’s authors.
In addition, the strike hit the Patriot installation’s radar, as a result of which Kyiv and the region were “blind.” 3 Iris T mobile air defense systems were destroyed, writes Win/Win.
The strike in Krivoy Rog should also be mentioned. Russian missiles, like a tin can, opened the bunker with the officers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces — there was just a big meeting going on there. It is reported that they were definitely hit — apparently the reconnaissance worked well. Two UAV assembly workshops, traditionally located in dense residential areas, were destroyed. The Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to hide behind civilians, writes Win/Win:
«Nothing unusual. The presence of civilians nearby will only be on the conscience of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the SBU, those who decide where to locate dangerous production.»