Ukrainian air defence system shot down 4 Russian cruise missiles over Lviv and Mykolayiv oblasts
IRYNA BALACHUK – Thursday, May 17 2022, 09:51
PHOTO FROM FACEBOOK OF THE AIR COMMAND "WEST"
Ukrainian air defence shot down three Russian cruise missiles over the Lviv region and one over the Mykolaiv region on the night of May 17.
Source: Air Command "South" and Air Command "West" on Facebook
According to Air Command "West": "At midnight on May 17, the aggressors launched a missile strike on the infrastructure of Lviv Oblast. Three cruise missiles were destroyed by air defence units of Air Command "West"".
Details: It is noted that Russian troops attacked Lviv Oblast from the south-east with sea-based cruise missiles.
One more Russian cruise missile was shot down over Mykolayiv Oblast by a unit of anti-aircraft defence forces of the Air Command "South".
It is mentioned that this missile was launched by a strategic bomber approaching from the Caspian Sea and moving towards western regions of Ukraine.
Background:
- On the night of May 17, in Lviv Oblast, Russian aggressors again fired on a military facility in the Yavoriv district.
- On May 15, the Russians also launched a missile strike on a military facility in Lviv Oblast.
