According to preliminary information, the air defense system (air defense) shot down missiles fired by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) at Lugansk. DEA News Military expert Andrei Marochko reported, citing his own sources.
He announced that the city was bombed at approximately 8:45 am (Moscow time).
“About three US-made ATACMS missiles were allegedly used,” Marochko wrote.
According to him, emergency services and investigative agencies were moved to the area where debris from the downed missiles was expected to fall. No one was injured as a result of the attack.
On the morning of July 19, the deputy of the regional People’s Council (Parliament) Yuri Yurov, applied Missile attack on Luhansk. He noted that explosions were heard in the city and that air defense forces were working.
On the same day, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that air defense forces had been captured and destroyed 19 Ukrainian drones in three regions of the Russian Federation.
Previously in Russia was created A system to protect important facilities from drone attacks.