The Russian Ministry of Defense announced today, Monday, a failed attempt by Ukraine, aimed at bombing Crimea and the Rostov and Kaluga regions with “S-200” anti-aircraft missiles, which were converted into an offensive version.
A statement of Russian defense ministry said: “On the ninth of July, the Kiev regime made an unsuccessful attempt to attack targets in Crimea and the Rostov and Kaluga regions, with S-200 anti-aircraft missiles, which were modified into an offensive version.”
According to the statement, which was presented by the Chief of the General Staff of the Air Force, Viktor Avzalov, to the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Valery Gerasimov, four missiles were destroyed.
The statement indicated that Russian air defense systems destroyed two Ukrainian S-200 missiles, and the electronic warfare system intercepted, through a jamming process, two other missiles.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency