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Three of them were completely destroyed.
Defense Minister Yevhen Khmara spoke about the results of alternative measures to disrupt Russian air attacks, noting that the Defence Forces attacked eight systems that launch ballistic missiles in September and October. Three of them were completely destroyed, and the remaining five were damaged, he added.
Because of these operations, the Russians are forced either to cancel strikes on Ukraine entirely or to change them, the Ministry of Defense explains. However, the threat of attacks does not become any smaller, in particular due to Ukraine's shortage of interceptors that can shoot down this equipment.
"The Ministry of Defense is working with partners to accelerate the delivery of the necessary missiles," Liga.net quotes Khmara. "The task is not to wait for large long-term contracts, but to find available stocks from partners as quickly as possible and speed up their transfer to Ukraine. We need tens and hundreds of missiles, not single shipments."
Separately, the minister mentioned the Armed Forces' countermeasures against turbo-drones, noting that Ukraine already has rocket interceptors for this and describing how one of the Defence Forces units destroyed five Russian UAVs with five domestically produced Bars drones. Defenders also neutralize rocket-powered drones using robotic turrets. Air Force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat explained how this became possible: the use of innovative technologies and AI eliminated human error and allowed for improved technical calculations.
As a reminder, 1 in October President Volodymyr Zelensky reported that Ukraine used its own ballistic missile FP-7 for the first time. According to the WSJ, it struck an object in occupied territory. Fire Point CEO Iryna Terekh said the weapon was produced in a record short time under constant shelling, and Holos MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak calculated that FP-7 was first announced four years ago, and during that period Ukraine's authorities 60 times "promised" it.
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