Ukrainian soldiers from an air defense unit in western Zakarpattia Oblast shot at a Russian cruise missile with a truck-mounted machine gun, according to a video shared by Governor Viktor Mykyta on Aug. 26. The Russian cruise missile was also hit by an anti-air missile.
Mykyta had claimed that the machine-gun fire downed the missile, but former Air Force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat later clarified that the Russian cruise missile was by an anti-air missile.
The shoot-down occurred amid a large-scale Russian attack across Ukraine. As of 10:31 a.m. local time, at least three people have been killed.
Zakarpattia is located in the far western part of Ukraine, bordering Slovakia and Hungary to the west and Romania to the south.
Video: Zakarpattia Oblast Governor Viktor Mykyta/Telegram
by Chopper-42
8 comments
Wrong. The missile was shot by another missile, not by this machine gun.
It’s a cruise missile not drone.
Yup, it was indeed shooting at it. Thankfully the anti air missile finished the job.
What a shot.
Isn’t this a repost from like 4 days ago?
Wasting ammo?
wtf is technical shooting
this is a repost