Air Force: Ukraine downed 25 Russian Kinzhal missiles since all-out war outset

He neither confirmed nor denied whether Russia's Kinzhal missile was involved in the downing over the Dnipro River in Kyiv during the Russian missile attack on 2 January. Ihnat mentioned that it is impossible to ascertain the missile's type from the video circulating on social media.

One of Russia's feared Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles falls into water in Kyiv after being hit, probably by a Patriot air defense missile. Russia fired 11 Kinzhals at Kyiv on Jan. 2 - the highest number yet, probably using its entire fleet of MiG-31K warplanes in the attack. pic.twitter.com/6strValuZi

— Euan MacDonald (@Euan_MacDonald) January 2, 2024

On 2 January, Russia launched a large-scale aerial assault on Ukrainian territory, employing 99 missiles of various types, of which Ukraine reportedly downed 72. Among these, the Russian forces launched 10 Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic air-launched ballistic missiles, all of which were successfully intercepted by Ukraine's air defense units.

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