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Russia fired $200 million worth of missiles at Ukraine over the weekend – #Forbes

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Tuesday, 28 June, 2022, 10:48
Russia fired $200 million worth of missiles at Ukraine over the weekend – #Forbes

Russia fired 60 to 80 long-range missiles worth up to $220 million during the shelling of Ukraine on 25-26 June.
In this shelling, Russia used almost all the types of missile launchers that have been deployed during this war, including: Tochka U, X-22, Oniks, Iskander, Kalibr and X-101 missiles. The highest number of missiles were launched against Zhytomyr region: 30 missiles were fired targeting the region, though the Ukrainian Air Defence shot down 10 of them.

Another 20 missiles hit the Chernihiv region. In particular, these missiles were targeting the Desna military training centre. Kyiv, Khmelnytsky, Lviv, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts also came under attack.

In addition, the Russians fired several missiles at Kyiv. According to the information available, 4-6 missiles were launched. The spokesman for Air Force Command, Yurii Ihnat, stated that the Russians fired from Tu-95 and Tu-160 aircraft with X-101 missiles from the Caspian Sea area.