Air Force specifies which missiles can and cannot be shot down by Ukrainian air defence systems

Ukrainian air defence is effective at shooting down Russian cruise missiles, but has no means to intercept ballistic missiles and a few other types of projectiles. Source: Yurii Ihnat, spokesman of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in an interview to Channel 24 Details: The spokesman specified what types of missiles can be shot down by Ukrainian air defence: Kalibr (3�14) is a sea-based cruise missile [with which the enemy attacks from the Black Sea - Channel 24]; Kh-101/Kh-555/Kh-55 - air-launched cruise missiles; R-500 (9M728) is a land-based cruise missile from the Iskander-K system [a Kalibr analogue - ed. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/03/16/7393704/