The US Navy destroyer USS Gravely shot down an anti-ship cruise missile fired by the Houthis, a member of the Ansar Allah movement that rules northern Yemen. US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced this on its social media page. network.
According to the information provided by CENTCOM, on January 30 at around 23.30 (Moscow time), the Houthis fired an anti-ship cruise missile towards the Red Sea from a region of Yemen they control. The missile was shot down from the destroyer Gravely. There is no information yet about the damage to the ship and the losses of the crew.
Previously US forces destroyed Houthis’ anti-ship missile targeting the Red Sea.
The radical Ansar Allah movement (Houthis) uses anti-ship missiles against ships affiliated with the state of Israel, Jewish businessmen, as well as ships and vessels of the anti-Houthi coalition.
Previously in the USA and UK decided Intensify the campaign against the Houthis.