Though it has dropped out of headlines as Kyiv has pressed for F-16 fighter jets from the West, Ukraine is still regularly asking for - and receiving - air defence missiles to replenish stocks, said Yuriy Sak, adviser to Ukraine's defence minister. The day before 11 were killed in a strike on President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's hometown. Last Wednesday, three civilians were killed in a missile attack in Odesa. On Friday, Ukraine said it shot down all six cruise missiles and six hypersonic Kinzhal missiles fired at targets in and around the capital.īut strikes still regularly slip past defences. They join an unfolding air battle that has played out over several weeks during which Ukraine has reported an extraordinary rate of downed drones and missiles, including hypersonic ones. They are yet to shoot down any missiles or drones. He leads a six-man team that took up positions two weeks ago after being trained by U.S. "When they arrive in one night, both (drones) and cruise missiles fly by, that's the most difficult." "The most difficult is an attack by various types of aerial targets," said the Avenger unit's commander who goes by the call sign "Architect", his pre-war profession. The strikes, which regularly kill civilians, look at least in part aimed at depleting air defence stocks so that fewer systems can be used to protect troops trying to advance under Russian air superiority, Kyiv officials say. Russia has unleashed regular long-distance missile and drone attacks since October, but it seriously increased strikes in May as Ukraine prepared for a counteroffensive this month. The short-range unit is an important part of a three-layered air defence network that Ukraine is trying to develop with a range of highly sophisticated Western systems to thwart Russian air attacks. Contributors provide an express grant of patent rights.NEAR KYIV, Ukraine, June 20 (Reuters) - At a glance on a clear summer's afternoon, the U.S.-made Avenger air defence system is barely visible in the shadow of trees at the end of a dirt track outside Kyiv. Copyright and license notices must be preserved. Permissions of this strong copyleft license are conditioned on making available complete source code of licensed works and modifications, which include larger works using a licensed work, under the same license. This software is published under GNU GPLv3.
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