At night, the Russians launched 16 Kalibr missiles from the Black Sea over Ukraine

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On the night of July 19, the Russians attacked Ukraine from the south, using air-, land-, and sea-based cruise missiles, as well as Iranian kamikaze drones.

The Russians attacked critical infrastructure and military facilities, the main direction of the attack — Odesa, the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported .

During several waves of attacks, the enemy used:

• 16 Kalibr sea-based cruise missiles, presumably from the small missile ship “Ingushetia” and the frigate “Admiral Essen” from the Black Sea;

• 8 Kh-22 cruise missiles from Tu-22M3 long-range aircraft from the Black Sea;

• 6 “Onyx” cruise missiles from the coastal missile complex “Bastion” (Crimea);

• 1 Kh-59 guided air missile from the Su-35 fighter from the Black Sea;

• 32 attack UAVs of the “Shahed-136/131” type from the Chauda training ground (Crimea) and Primorsko-Akhtarsk (Krasnodar Territory).

According to the results of combat work, the air defense of the Air Force and air defense systems of other components of the Defense Forces of Ukraine destroyed 37 air targets:

• 13 Kalibr cruise missiles;

• 1 guided air missile Kh-59;

• 23 “Shahed-136/131” attack UAVs.

The strikes of the Kh-22 and Onyx missiles were aimed at the infrastructure of the Odesa region. Local military administrations will report on the consequences of these strikes and the victims, the military said.