The Russian occupiers have recently begun to use X-59 and X-69 missiles more actively to strike various infrastructure facilities in Ukraine, with X-69s being more modernized, having a longer range and slightly higher power, said Air Force spokesman Ilya Yevlash.
Ukrainian air defense forces destroyed 21 of 34 Russian missiles launched overnight in a combined attack, including cruise missiles from strategic bombers, guided missiles, anti-aircraft missiles, and Kalibr cruise missiles from the Black Sea.
Over the past day, 104 combat engagements took place, during which russia launched 13 missile attacks, 56 air strikes and 105 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems at Ukrainian positions and localities in various regions.
Russia intensified its offensive in the Liman sector, attacking Ukrainian positions 18 times over the past day, while Ukrainian troops repelled numerous Russian attacks in various parts of the frontline. A total of 84 combat engagements took place on Wednesday.
About 15 settlements in the Kharkiv region came under artillery and mortar fire from the enemy, another 5 under air strikes, which damaged residential buildings, businesses, infrastructure, including a school, killing one person and injuring two others.
Cable and satellite TV, radio, internet, and mobile communications are working in Kharkiv, despite a Russian missile strike on a TV tower.
Russians attacked a Kharkiv TV tower, which could lead to disruption of communications and spread of Russian propaganda due to restrictions on Ukrainian broadcasting.
Russian occupants hit a television infrastructure facility with a missile, leaving shell fragments at the scene, the National Police reports.
the Russian army strikes a television infrastructure facility in Kharkiv with an X-59 missile, causing interruptions in the digital television signal.
The enemy is trying to attack in different directions, most of the attacks are in Novopavlivske, Avdiivka, Bakhmut and Lyman sectors.
Russian troops launched two X-59 guided missiles toward Odesa region, but both were successfully intercepted and destroyed by Ukrainian air defense over the Black Sea.
On April 13-14, Russian troops shelled the village of Kutsurub in Mykolaiv region, damaging three houses, and Ukrainian air defense destroyed an X-59 guided missile.
Over the past day, 97 combat engagements took place, during which russia launched 2 missile and 91 air strikes, as well as 160 attacks with multiple launch rocket systems at Ukrainian positions and settlements in different regions.
Ukrainian defenders withstood 81 combat engagements, repelling most attacks in the Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Novopavlivka sectors, reports the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Russian troops strike Ukrainian thermal power plants with missiles containing components from Western and Asian countries.
During the night attack, air defense forces shot down 14 of 17 Russian Shahed drones and two X-59 missiles.
Russian troops fired missiles at Odesa region, hitting an infrastructure facility, despite the fact that air defense shot down two missiles.
An enemy X-59 missile flew into the Kharkiv region, damaging two private houses in Chuhuiv, and another missile landed in an open area near Borova, without causing any casualties.
Ukrainian air defense forces shot down 17 of 24 Russian attack drones and an X-59 missile overnight.
In Sumy region, the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine shot down an enemy reconnaissance drone that was collecting data in the border area.
Ukrainian air defense shoots down 9 out of 10 Russian attack drones launched from Crimea during a night attack on April 2.
A Russian missile damaged a power line and caused a fire in Kryvyi Rih, injuring one civilian.
An explosion was heard in Kryvyi Rih. Earlier, the Air Force reported a high-speed target in the direction of the city.
The Ukrainian military shot down a Russian Forpost strike and reconnaissance drone in the Black Sea on April 1, 2024.
Ukrainian air defense forces shoot down an enemy X-59 guided missile over Kryvyi Rih district, Dnipropetrovs'k region.
The Ukrainian military successfully destroyed an enemy X-59 guided missile over the Dnipro region.
On Friday, the Russian military fired 25 times at the border settlements of Sumy region, resulting in 92 explosions in many localities.
Police explosives experts neutralized an unexploded X-59 air-to-ground missile found in a forest near a village in Sumy region.
On March 29, 2024, russian troops attacked Odesa region with two X-59 guided missiles from the Black Sea, both missiles were shot down by the Odesa Air Defense Missile Brigade, but the debris injured a 15-year-old child.
84 air targets, including 58 Shahid drones and 26 missiles, were destroyed by Ukrainian air defense systems during a massive Russian missile and drone attack on March 29, 2024.