Border guards destroy cruise missile with machine gun – State Border Guard Service
Border guards in Kyiv region destroyed a cruise missile heading toward the capital using a machine gun during Russia’s massive attack on Ukraine on the night of August 20, the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine reported.
On the night of August 20, during Russia's extensive assault on Ukraine, border guards in the Kyiv region successfully downed a cruise missile on its way to the capital city, according to the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine. The development emerged in a statement released by the service on Thursday. As dawn broke, one of the mobile fire groups from the State Border Guard Service observed an aerial object within its jurisdiction—an incoming Russian cruise missile.
The task of shooting down such a missile with a machine gun is exceptionally challenging, given the extremely low probability of a successful hit. However, the border guards' swift reaction, coupled with their professional expertise, managed the seemingly impossible outcome—the Russian missile was eliminated. The destroyed missile fell outside of residential zones, resulting in a significant crater and scattered debris at the impact site.
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