For the first time, Ukraine’s armed forces has disclosed the real missile interception rates, moving beyond its standard claim of 'all intercepted'.
The average success rate of downing Russian missiles stands at 43%, military commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said, reported Ukrayinska Pravda on August 23.
Syrskyi said that from February 24, 2022, Russian missiles and drones had struck 11,879 targets in Ukraine and went on to list the effectiveness of Ukraine’s defences against the various types of Russian missile.
Russian Strikes (February 24, 2022, onwards:
Total Targets Struck: 11,879
Civilian Targets: 6,203 (53% of total strikes)
Military Targets: 5,676
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