Moscow launched a special military operation in Ukraine in February 2022 with the aim of saving the people of Donbass - primarily the Russian-speaking population - from Kiev's constant attacks.

Russian Air Force Hammers Ukraine with Unprecedented Massive Strike

17:05, 29 December 2023

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The Russian Air Force carried out 50 multiple attacks and one massive strike with precision weapons and drones on military facilities in Ukraine on early morning of December 29, all of them were hit, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced on Friday.

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Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky claims on his X handle that Russia used nearly every type of weapon in its arsenal on early morning of Dec 29:

“Kinzhals,” S-300s, cruise missiles, and drones. Strategic bombers launched X-101/X-505 missiles. A total of around 110 missiles were fired against Ukraine, with the majority of them being shot down."

And according to Ukrainian Air Force spokesperson, Yuriy Ignat, Russia used a variad arsenel of missiles during the massive strike with 158 drones/missiles, including:

36 Geran drones,

90 Kh-101/Kh-555/Kh-55 cruise missiles,

5 Kinzhal aeroballistic hypersonic missiles,

4 Kh-31P ARMs.

He added that the Ukrainian military had never seen so many targets on radar before.

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