Iskander missile. Illustrative image.
“The OTRK Iskander missile, with which the Russians tried to attack Odessa Oblast, was shot down. This is a breakthrough,” Dmytro Pletinchuk, spokesman for the Ukrainian Armed Forces Navy, wrote. The military noted that so far, Iskander ballistic missiles have successfully hit several times, including: the city’s port infrastructure.
The effective actions of the anti-aircraft system operators were confirmed in Dmytro Pletinchuk’s message on Facebook. The missile was shot down on Thursday evening.
As reported by local media Explosions were heard in several areas of the city at around 9 pm.“Something collapsed in the air” above the city, social media users wrote.
“Breakthrough occurred”
The OTRK Iskandel missile, with which the Russians tried to attack the Odessa region, was shot down. A breach occurred.“Several previous missiles hit our port infrastructure,” Pletinchuk wrote.
According to publicly available information, the Iskander ballistic missile is a surface-to-surface missile. Maximum range of not less than 500 kmDuring the shelling of Odessa, Russian forces most often used a rocket with a cluster warhead. The munition was scattered over an area of about 1.5 kilometers, causing Massive losses in civilian and military infrastructure.
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In one attack on the coast, five civilians were killed and more than 30 people were injured. Among those injured in the bombing were the National University Student Palace, 25 cars were destroyed, and 20 residential buildings.
Success of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Odessa. Expert: The Impact of Western Aid
A military expert spoke to the Polsatnews.pl portal about the “groundbreaking event” in Odessa, Ukraine war analyst Bartlomiej MacekAccording to a graduate of the Teresian Military Academy, the downing of the Iskander missile confirms the effectiveness of Western assistance provided to Ukraine in recent weeks.
– Shooting down the Iskander ballistic missile became possible thanks to… “Bringing” Western air defense systems to OdessaHe said we are most likely talking about the Patriot system that Germany has promised to provide.
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– To say this is a “groundbreaking event” is perhaps a bit of an exaggeration, because such shootings have already occurred several times during this war, but It is certainly very important for Odessa itself.He added that Ukrainian cities have suffered greatly in recent months from the bombing of vital infrastructure.
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