Russian forces have struck nearly 12,000 facilities in Ukraine since the invasion began in February 2022, according to data released by Kyiv’s military chief Oleksandr Syrskyi.
In a report at the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, he said most of the targeted sites were civilian infrastructure, while only 5,676 belonged to the military.
He also specified that a total of 9,590 missiles and 13,997 drones were used to attack Ukraine, of which 2,429 missiles (25 percent) and 5,972 drones (43 percent) were successfully intercepted.
Notably, 111 of these attacks involved Moscow’s Kinzhal hypersonic missile, and Kyiv’s air defenses were able to shoot down 25 percent of them.
Efficiency Rates
Among the weapons used by Moscow, the Ukrainian military registered relatively high efficiency rates in taking down cruise missiles and drones.
Syrskyi said 67 percent of Kalibr, Kh-555/101, and R-500 air-launched cruise missiles failed to reach their targets due to Ukraine’s countermeasures.
Nearly 9,000 of 13,315 Iranian Shahed-136 drones launched by the Russian military were also neutralized for an efficiency rate of 63 percent.
But if Kyiv was successful in taking down some Russian weapon systems, it appeared to be having a hard time intercepting anti-aircraft, ballistic, and air-to-surface missiles.
So far, its efficiency rate in shooting down Kh-59s, Kh-35s, Kh-31s, and similar air-to-surface missiles is only 22 percent.
Moreover, it also only neutralized 4.5 percent of the 1,388 Iskander, Tochka-U, and KN-23 ballistic missiles fired by the invading forces.
Meanwhile, S-300 and S-400 air defense missiles appeared to be most effective for Russia as only 0.63 percent of them were destroyed out of the 3,008 times they were launched.
