Ukrainian SAMs have already shot down over 530 Russian air targets

By: Myroslav Trinko | 04.07.2022, 11:20
Ukrainian SAMs have already shot down over 530 Russian air targets

Lieutenant General Mykola Oleschuk, commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, shared statistics of losses of the Russians in the air on the Day of Air Defense Missile Forces of the Armed Forces of the AFU on July 3.

What we know

According to the lieutenant general, Ukrainian air defense units have shot down more than 530 Rascist air targets since the beginning of the full-scale war. If we count all Russian air losses (144 cruise missiles, 217 aircraft, 186 helicopters and 653 drones), SAMs account for about 25%.

By the way, a lieutenant general of the AFU also confirmed in the video that Ukraine will receive new weapons from its partners in the near future. With a great share of probability we are talking about the Norwegian SAM system NASAMS. Its We are waiting for NASAMS: the United States confirmed that they will supply Ukraine with modern air defense systems.

Source: Ukrinform TV