Alert in Crimea – Russians intercepted missile attacks using Storm Shadow – 83 thousand Ukrainian dead in 4 months of counterattack

On the evening of September 26, Russian forces repelled another missile attack on the Crimean Peninsula. So far, at least two Storm Shadow missiles fired by Su-24M bombers have reportedly targeted the western city of Sevastopol. The Ukrainian army also targeted the towns of Ngankoy in the north and Gvardyskoye in the centre.

According to initial reports, One of the missiles was destroyed near Belbek airfield near Sevastopol by the 31st Division of the Russian Air Force. Another cruise missile was shot down near Cossack Bay on the outskirts of the city.

Two other targets were intercepted over the town of Nedjankoy and the village of Gvardisko, located on the outskirts of Simferopol. Local sources have not yet clarified the source of the missiles. In the next few hours, more Ukrainian strikes may be launched on Crimea.

Meanwhile, Russian forces intercept Ukrainian drones over Russian territory. On the evening of September 25, at least 7 drones were shot down over the Belgorod region, and so far 4 drones have been intercepted over the Kursk region.

At the same time, the Russian Ministry of Defense summarized the interim results of military operations in Ukraine. According to Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, in September alone the Ukrainian army lost more than 17 thousand people on the front lines.

In addition, last month More than 2,700 weapons and military equipment were destroyed. Specifically, these include the following:

• Seven Bradley infantry fighting vehicles,
• 77 M777 artillery systems,
• 51 self-propelled guns from Germany, France, Poland and the United States of America,
• Two German Leopard tanks,
• British Challenger tank.

“The Kiev regime throws untrained soldiers into bloody massacre attacks.” The head of Russian military defense argued.

Another month of Ukrainian counter-offensive has yielded no gains, while Kiev’s Western protectors continue to supply the war-torn country. Under the pretext that “weapons are the path to peace.” The Russian minister claimed that the United States and its allies are “pushing Ukraine to self-destruct.”

Earlier on September 5, the Russian Defense Ministry said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces had lost more than 66,000 soldiers and 7,600 weapons since the start of the counteroffensive. Thus, Ukraine lost about 83 thousand people in four months.

The number includes only soldiers whose deaths or serious injuries were recorded by the Russian army. The actual number of Ukrainian victims may be much higher.