“The Russians fired six cruise missiles. Some were shot down by anti-aircraft defenses. The others hit several buildings, causing significant damage,” the military aeronautics command announced on Telegram.
“The consequences of this missile attack by the invaders are still being evaluated,” added the same source.
The announcement was accompanied by a photo showing a destroyed part of a brick building.
Pentagon highlights “prowess” of Ukrainian airmen
Ukrainian aviation and air defense had so far resisted attempts by the Russian military to dominate the sky over Ukraine, defended “with great skill” by local aviators, a senior Pentagon official said on Monday.
He added that Russia has expanded its air and naval operations in the face of resistance from Ukrainian forces, but these operations do not manifest in air combat, as the Russian air force tends to fire air-to-ground missiles at Ukrainian targets from Russian airspace or Belarusian.
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