About six balloons were recorded in the sky over Kiev, most of which were shot down by the air defense system (air defense). A message about this appeared on the Telegram channel of the military administration of the city.
“Objects can carry corner reflectors and some reconnaissance equipment. Air defense systems worked on all air targets. Most of the probes have been dropped,” the message says.
The Kiev administration also noted that the final determination of the type of air objects and their equipment will be presented after the analysis of the wreckage of the downed balloons. Local authorities now believe that the artillery is designed to detect and deplete the Ukrainian air defense.
On the night of February 15, an unknown flying object in the form of a ball was reported to have crashed. seen on the sky.
Then Yuriy Ignat, a representative of the Ukrainian Air Force Command, participated in the broadcast of the Kiev TV channel. declarationThe radar corner reflector balloons seen in the skies of Kiev were launched by the Russian Federation as a decoy to deplete and deflect the Ukrainian air defense (air defense). The military noted that the air defense of Ukraine will not shoot down balloons with radar corner reflectors, and the explosions and traces of missiles, which sounded in the airspace of the Kiev region and were noticed by residents, most likely the balloons were aimed at other targets. It was supposed to “cover”.