Ukraine Shoots Down 50 To 70 Percent Of Russian Missiles General Says
Major General Mykola Zhirnov, head of the Kyiv City Military Command, was asked by a correspondent of the Ukrainian publication ArmyInform whether the capital is “reliably protected by air defense” and “will no longer be threatened by rocket attacks.” “As long as the enemy has missiles and aerial weapons, there will still be a risk of air and missile strikes,” Zhirnov replied, according to a translation of the interview. However, the general added that 50 to 70 percent of Russian missiles are shot down “by aircraft and by anti-aircraft missile units....