Ukraine war latest: Ukraine intercepted 29 of 195 Russian ballistic missiles in July as air defense shortages deepen, ministry says
Key developments on Aug. 7: * Ukraine intercepted 29 out of 195 Russian ballistic missiles in July as air defense shortages worsen, Defense Ministry says * 60% of Ukrainians oppose ceding Donbas to Russia, but same share back freezing war with security guarantees, poll shows * Ukraine attacks Wildberries logistics center in Russia located nearly 2,000 km from front line * One of Ukraine's largest…
On August 7, Ukraine's Defense Ministry reported that the country intercepted 29 of the 195 Russian ballistic missiles launched its way during the previous month. This interception rate came as Ukraine's air defenses operated under a critical shortage of interceptor missiles, struggling to counter the barrage of terror ballistic missiles.
In addition to the intercepted missiles, 40 others failed to reach their targets, according to the ministry's report. The intercepted missiles included Russian Iskander-M and 48N6DM ballistic missiles, North Korean KN-23 missiles, and Zircon missiles, which Russia claims are hypersonic cruise missiles but recent analysis suggests they might be capable of a quasi-ballistic flight path.
The intercepted missiles were part of a total of 265 cruise missiles launched by Russia, of which 187 were intercepted by Ukrainian forces, including Kalibr, Iskander-K, and Kh-101 missiles. Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces struck a logistics center belonging to the Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries in the city of Yekaterinburg, located nearly 2,000 km from the front line, sparking a large fire in the facility.
The attack also caused damage to one of Ukraine's largest football stadiums in Odesa, injuring at least two people.
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