New Delhi: After facing some battleground defeats, Russia is now largely targeting Ukraine with missiles. Amid the ongoing conflict, a dramatic footage, that shows a Ukrainian surface-to-air missile intercepting Russia’s Kalibr cruise missile, has gone viral on the social media.
In one of the videos captured on the phone by witnesses, a missile can be seen flying low over a residential area and exploding suddenly as it is intercepted. This is believed to be one of two missiles that were intercepted in short succession on Thursday.
A Twitter used posted the video with the caption, “”Spectacular footage: Two Russian Kalibr cruise missiles shot down within seconds over Kyiv Oblast on Nov. 15. First is audible explosion and glow on horizon, second a clear view of interception by German Iris-T air defense system.”
Spectacular footage: Two Russian Kalibr cruise missiles shot down within seconds over Kyiv Oblast on Nov. 15. First is audible explosion and glow on horizon, second a clear view of interception by German Iris-T air defense system. pic.twitter.com/bDp1twuzJB
— Euan MacDonald (@Euan_MacDonald) November 17, 2022
It is to be noted that Ukraine witnessed a fresh wave of missile attacks on Thursday.
The energy infrastructure of the country, and a huge rocket booster factory were severely damaged in the fresh spell of air attacks. The capital city of Kyiv, the southern port of Odesa, the central city of Dnipro, and the southeastern region of Zaporizhzhia were echoed by loud explosions during the day.
“No matter what the terrorists want, no matter what they try to achieve, we must get through this winter and be even stronger in the spring than we are now, even more, ready for the liberation of our entire territory than we are now,” news agency Reuters quoted President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.