"One of the biggest attacks on Kyiv": where and how many rockets managed to knock down PPO on December 16

The KMVA said that Russia had released about 40 missiles in Kiev, most of them managed to knock down. Also enemy shells were destroyed in Dnipropetrovsk, Vinnytsia, Kherson and other areas. During the morning mass shelling of Ukraine on December 16, Russia released about 40 missiles in Kiev. It is one of the largest attacks on the capital since the invasion. This was reported in the Kyiv City Military Administration.

It is reported that 37 out of 40 Russian missiles managed to knock down the Ukrainian air defense forces (air defense). "Information on destruction and victims is clarified. While it is known about one victim in the Dnieper district, a person was provided with medical care without hospitalization," the department added.

Meanwhile, the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Valentin Reznichenko added that in the sky above the region Ukrainian defenders managed to knock down 10 enemy shells. Also, the head of the Zhytomyr Ova Vitaliy Bunchko said that in the Zhytomyr region Russian troops released 2 missiles. One of them was able to knock down the air defense. No one was injured as a result of attacks.

In the operational command "South" reported that in the sky above the Vinnytsia region it was possible to destroy 6 missiles of air base X-101 and X-555. Also, 5 Russian "calibers" were shot over the Kherson and Mykolaiv regions. "Above Kherson and Mykolaiv region, the PPK forces" South "destroyed 3 and 2 missiles of the" caliber "type," - said in OK.

We will remind, on December 16 the speaker of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that during the morning attack Russia released more than 60 missiles. According to him, the air defense forces worked "well". He noted that the Russian Federation "traditionally" struck with the help of winged missiles X-555, X-101 and "caliber". Russia has struck Kyiv, Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv and other cities of Ukraine.