The Ministry of Defense reported the interception of three Storm Shadow missiles

Russian Air Defense Forces intercepted three British-French-made Storm Shadow cruise missiles over the past 24 hours, and also shot down two Ukrainian fighters, says in the next report of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

“The air defense systems shot down two Su-25 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force in the areas of the settlements of Sadovoe and Tyaginka in the Kherson region. Three Storm Shadow cruise missiles and one HIMARS multiple rocket launcher were intercepted, the statement said.

Russian aviation, missile forces and artillery, in turn, hit two command posts of the 24th and 65th mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Toretsk in the DPR and Orekhov in the Zaporozhye region, as well as 75 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in firing positions.

The Ukrainian side again continued to attempt an offensive in the Donetsk, Yuzhno-Donetsk and Krasnoliman directions. So, in the Donetsk direction, the Russian Armed Forces repelled nine attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, destroying, in particular, one tank and three armored combat vehicles. In the Krasnolimansky direction, Ukrainian troops tried three times to attack in the areas of the settlements of Chervonaya Dibrova and Karmazinovka in the LPR, while losing two tanks and five armored combat vehicles. In the Yuzhno-Donets direction, Russian forces repulsed one attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, pushing the enemy back to their original positions.

The transfer of long-range aircraft cruise missiles Storm Shadow from the UK to Ukraine became known in May. The Kremlin then said that such a move by London would require an “adequate response” from the Russian military. After that, the Ministry of Defense repeatedly reported that Storm Shadow missiles were used to attack new regions of Russia.

Formerly Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported about an attempt by Kyiv to hit on July 9 targets in the Crimea, Kaluga and Rostov regions with S-200 anti-aircraft missiles converted into a strike version. The department specified that two Ukrainian missiles were destroyed by air defense forces. Two more shells knocked out electronic warfare equipment (EW). At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation clarifiedthat one of the missiles fired was aimed at the Crimean bridge.

The Russian special operation in Ukraine began on February 24, 2022. During the hostilities, Russian troops took full control of the LPR, as well as most of the DPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. Subsequently, these territories became part of the Russian Federation.