Zaluzhny called again with a colleague from the United States: they discussed strikes by X-22 supersonic cruise missiles
Valery Zaluzhny ,
KYIV. UkraineGate , 13 , May , 2022 | Ukraine News .
Recently, Russia has resorted to the tactics of massive use of supersonic anti-ship cruise missiles of the X-22 type due to heavy aircraft losses. This was stated by Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny, talking about a telephone conversation with the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Millie.
He said he had informed General Millie of the operational situation.
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“It remains difficult, but our mood is combative, and we are focused only on victory. I also emphasized the continued use of strategic cruise missiles by the enemy. Every day, the enemy fires 10 to 14 cruise missiles at civilian infrastructure. Recently, Russia has resorted to the tactics of mass use of supersonic anti-ship cruise missiles of the X-22 type at these facilities. So, last night on the Kremenchug oil refinery the enemy used 12 cruise missiles, two of which managed to shoot down Stinger’s MANPADS. One of the reasons for the enemy’s transition to this tactic is the refusal to use aircraft, which incurs heavy losses, “Zaluzhny said.
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“During a telephone conversation that night, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Millie, asked me what victory meant to us. This is a really important issue. For me, victory is the destruction of the enemy who is on our land, and the liberation of all the territories he has captured, “Zaluzhny wrote.
Zaluzhny noted that the telephone conversation with General Millie was another opportunity to express gratitude to the people and the US government for their assistance, as well as an opportunity to assure that Ukraine keeps strict records and controls over the use of material resources.
“We are ready to share all materials with the United States Embassy as soon as it returns to Ukraine,” Zaluzhny added.
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Earlier, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Millie , said that Russia’s use of hypersonic weapons in Ukraine did not have “really significant or decisive consequences.”
A senior US Defense Department spokesman said on Tuesday (May 10th) that Russia had launched 10 to 12 hypersonic missiles across Ukraine.
Source: Ukrgate
