Ignat explained why the downed missiles caused a lot of damage – Kyiv

This morning, the Russian army struck at Kyiv ballistic missiles. All air targets were shot down by air defense forces. However, this led to serious consequences, one person died.

Why the downed rockets caused significant destruction, explained acting Yury Ignat, head of the communications department of the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

According to him, the consequences of anti-aircraft combat are typical. This is the fall of downed missiles – debris of various dimensions, possibly with a warhead, Ignat emphasizes.

“Patriot” shoots down air targets that fly along a ballistic trajectory – precisely during the approach to the target in the zone of damage of the anti-aircraft missile system. Everything shot down in the sky must fall to the ground. Therefore, do not ignore “ballistics”, look for the safest possible places – the “two walls” rule, lower floors, basements, because running to shelter…