Key Takeaways
- Russian Air Defense systems successfully destroyed 12 Ukrainian missiles over Belgorod region, thwarting a terrorist attack on Russia.
- The Ukrainian military launched the missiles using Vilkha and Tochka-U missile complexes.
- The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed the destruction of the missiles, with 6 Tochka-U and 6 Vilkha missiles shot down.
Moscow: Russian air defense systems shot down six Tochka-U missiles and six Vilkha missiles launched by the Ukrainian military against Russia’s Belgorod Region on Wednesday, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
“Today, on the morning of January 3, another attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack on targets in Russia using the Vilkha multiple launch rocket systems and the Tochka-U tactical missile complexes was thwarted. Air defense systems on duty destroyed six Tochka-U missiles and six Vilkha MLRS missiles over the Belgorod Region,” the ministry said in a statement.
