Ukraine accuses Russia of launching 6 missiles that destroyed the Air Force Command

Reuters Reportedly, the Ukrainian Air Force on March 25 accused Russia of launching ballistic missiles at the Kiev Air Force Command in the Vinnytsia region in central Ukraine.

It was not immediately clear whether the incident resulted in casualties.

“At 16:30 on March 25, the Russian side carried out a missile launch at the Ukrainian Air Force Command in Vinnytsia. Russia fired six missiles. Some were intercepted by Ukrainian air defenses, others hit one. number of buildings, destruction of infrastructure. Ukraine is considering the consequences of the incident,” the notice read.

The Ukrainian Air Force also posted a photo showing the wreckage after the incident.

From February 24, Russia announced the opening of the campaign military in Ukraine with the aim of demilitarizing the neighboring country. Russia claims to only target Kiev’s military, not civilians.

After a month of hostilities, Russia said yesterday that “1,351 servicemen were killed and 3,825 others were wounded”. Meanwhile, Russia says that Ukraine has lost more than 14,000 soldiers and total casualties about 30,000, or 11.5% of the force. All 24 major Ukrainian units suffered “heavy losses”.

“Currently, the Ukrainian air force and air defense systems are almost completely destroyed. The country’s naval forces are no longer active,” said Sergei Rudskoy, head of the Operations Department of the Russian General Staff. good.

Russian forces conducted airstrikes on 16 main airfields of the Ukrainian army and destroyed 39 weapons and equipment depots, where 70% of military vehicles, equipment and fuel were concentrated, as well as more than 1 million tons of ammunition. Russia’s high-precision weapons also hit 30 key industrial-military factories.