Russian Armed Forces (AF) destroyed two American-made ADM-160B MALD cruise missiles designed to be used to deceive enemy air defenses rather than kinetic attack. This was reported by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defense. telegram channel.
“Destroyed <…> “There are two MALD aircraft guided missiles,” the report states.
According to the information provided by the Ministry, the missiles were shot down with the help of aviation and air defense systems of the Aerospace Forces.
Before that, Russian Fleet Commander-in-Chief Admiral Nikolai Evmenov warned that American Tomahawk cruise missiles could hit targets across much of Russia. He said that ships carrying these missiles are one of the main threats to the Russian Federation. The United States has used Tomahawks since the 1980s, most recently during the attack on Syria. According to experts, Russia has something to shoot down these cruise missiles. Details are in the material “socialbites.ca”.
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