Russian President Vladimir Putin will make his first trip abroad on Tuesday since the start of the offensive launched at the end of February against Ukraine, with a shift to Tajikistan, a former Soviet republic in Central Asia.
“A working visit by President Putin to Tajikistan is scheduled for tomorrow, June 28,” said the Russian president’s spokesman, Dmitri Peskov, at a time when the Russian president is also scheduled to visit Turkmenistan on Wednesday, June 28. to attend a summit of the Caspian Sea countries.
Russia resumed attacks on Ukraine on June 26 using Iskander-type missiles, a type of short-range rocket, but which can house nuclear warheads.and has launched them with the feared Tu-22M3 bombers that, for the first time, have been sent from the territory of Belarus.
Last night, the Russian army launched a massive missile attack on several regions of Ukraine, the Command of the Armed Air Forces of Ukraine reported on Monday, June 27, according to local agencies.
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“Russia resumed Iskander missile strikes from the territory of Belarus and for the first time used Tu-22M3 long-range bombers from Belarusian airspace,” the military statement said.
“In general, more than 50 missiles were fired from the air, sea and land. For the first time, the enemy used Tu-22M3 long-range bombers to attack Ukraine from the territory of Belarus. In addition, it has resumed the use of Iskander missiles from the territory of this country,” the sources reiterated on their Facebook page.
The “enemy also launched Kalibr-type cruise missiles from the sea at targets in the western regions of Ukraine,” it added.
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And in the north direction, “the enemy fired X-22 missiles from Tu-22M3 aircraft and used Iskander and Tochka-U missile systems located on the ground.”
“It should be noted -said the military command- that the X-22, Onyx and Iskander missiles are extremely difficult targets for the air defense systems used by the Ukrainian Air Force”.
“The speed of the Onyx and X-22 missiles exceeds 3,000 kilometers per hour. While the Iskander missiles move on a ballistic trajectory, their elimination is a complicated task for the air defense systems available in Ukraine,” the command said. .
However, “a part of the missiles launched by the aggressor were shot down by the Ukrainian air defense system.”
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