Ukraine’s military stops reporting number of Russian ballistic missiles launched and intercepted
Ukraine’s military command has stopped including the number of Russian ballistic missiles launched and intercepted in its morning reports, Air Force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat reported.
He did not say what prompted the change.
Ihnat said the Air Force will keep informing residents about air threats, the nature of Russian attacks, and the results of combat operations. Ukraine’s Armed Forces will give media outlets aggregated data on ballistic missiles and other Russian weapons.
Ukraine’s Air Force stopped reporting the number of Russian missiles shot down on August 9, the outlet Strana noted. The change came amid a shortage of air defense systems needed to intercept Russian ballistic missiles. On August 5, for example, Ukraine failed to shoot down a single one of the 28 missiles Russia launched. The following day, Ihnat urged media outlets not to fuel pessimism among Ukrainians with alarming headlines saying “missiles weren’t shot down.” Western media also noted that Ukraine had stopped reporting the number of intercepted missiles. A Bloomberg source said Ukraine’s Air Force changed its reporting format as a security measure.
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