Russian Forces Repel Massive Ukrainian Attack Aimed at Derailing State Duma Elections
A Pantsir-S air defense missile system shoots during the Kavkaz 2020 military drills at the Ashuluk training range, in Astrakhan region, Russia
Ukraine attempted a massive attack on Russian territory on September 19-20 in order to disrupt the State Duma elections, but the enemy failed to achieve its objectives, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.»Ukraine, during September 19 and 20, attempted a massive attack on the territory of Russia using UAVs and Flamingo cruise missiles,» the statement read.The attack included 1,951 drones and eight Flamingo cruise missiles which were destroyed on approach to Moscow. “The attempt at a massive attack on Moscow failed. The enemy did not achieve its objectives,” the ministry stressed, adding that it would “continue and intensify” its own “precision-guided strikes against military targets in Kiev.”
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