2024-07-11 10:00:35
On July 8, Russian troops launched a massive missile strike on Ukraine. As a result, dozens of civilians were killed, and their exact number is still being determined, as the rubble continues to be cleared at the landing sites.
The terrorist country spent about 200-250 million dollars on this, Forbes reports.
Russia fired 38 air, sea and land-based missiles at Ukraine:
- one Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missile;
- four Iskander-M ballistic missiles;
- one 3M22 Zircon cruise missile;
- 13 X-101 cruise missiles;
- 14 Kalibr cruise missiles;
- two X-22 cruise missiles;
- three guided aircraft missiles Kh-59/Kh-69.
At the same time, the Ukrainian Air Force managed to destroy 30 of the 38 missiles. The cost of the downed missiles is estimated at between 160 million and 200 million dollars.
“According to the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE), as of May 2024, due to the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, the energy sector of Ukraine suffered direct losses and indirect financial losses in the amount of 56.2 billion dollars,” the material says.
Let us add that it is now known that Number of victims as a result of morning strike on Kyiv increased to 22another 72 people were injured. July 9 was declared a day of mourning in the city, and any entertainment events were banned in the capital.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that “the freaks from the Kremlin are demonstrating cynicism, but Ukraine will respond.” According to him, this was a calculated, precise strike by the occupiers, and not the work of Ukrainian air defense.
Earlier, “Kursor” reported that the Russian Federation made a cynical statement regarding the missile strike on “Okhmatdet”.