On the first day of the exercise, over 20 launches were made from S-300PT, S-300V1, Buk M1, and S-125-2D1 anti-aircraft systems on air, ground, surface, and electronic targets.
UNIAN: Live fire drills of Ukraine’s air defense forces underway in Kherson oblast
The Ukrainian military launches an anti-aircraft missile during training exercises in Crimea in this Oct. 1999 file photo. The
missile shown is similar to the S-200 suspected of playing a part in the Oct. 4 crash of a Sibir airlines charter jet over the Black
Sea. Despite mounting evidence, Ukraine's Defense Ministry has continued to deny that Ukrainian forces fired weapons that
could have hit the Russian aircraft.
