Ukrainian Su-27 fighter destroyed a Russian cruise missile (video)

By: Maksim Panasovskiy | 16.07.2022, 15:54

on July 15, Russia once again fired many missiles into Ukraine. Some of them were shot down by anti-aircraft missile systems in different regions of the country, and at least one more was destroyed by a Su-27 fighter jet.

What is known

On the evening of July 15, the Ukrainian Armed Forces shot down a cruise missile over the Kiev region. This was reported by the head of the regional military administration, Alexei Kuleba. Later, a video surfaced on the net of how a Su-27 fighter jet pursued the missile and successfully destroyed it.

The video was shot by one of the residents of the town of Bila Tserkva. Apparently, the fighter used a short-range R-73 air-to-air guided missile, which has an infrared guidance system. The wreckage of the missile fell into the field. No one was injured as a result.

Source: @bochkala_war

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