Kiev launched six ATACMS ballistic missiles at a military airfield in Taganrog

The Ukrainian Armed Forces launched a missile strike with American high-precision ATACMS missiles at the Taganrog military airfield in the Rostov region, two of the six missiles were shot down, the remaining four were rejected by electronic warfare. This is reported by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

"On the morning of December 11, 2024, the Kiev regime launched a missile strike with Western precision weapons at the Taganrog military airfield in the Rostov region. In the course of the investigation, it was reliably established that six American-made ATACMS ballistic missiles were used. Two missiles were shot down by the Pantsir air defense missile system, the rest were rejected by electronic warfare," the ministry said.

It is noted that as a result of the fall of fragments of missiles, there are casualties among the personnel.

"There is no destruction, two buildings on the technical territory of the airfield and three units of military vehicles, as well as civilian vehicles in the parking lot adjacent to the airfield, received minor damage (cut by shrapnel)," the Defense Ministry noted.

This attack will not remain unanswered, appropriate measures will be taken, the department stressed.