Russia destroys 4 S-300 missile launchers in Ukraine, says defence ministry

Keiv (TIP): Russia has destroyed S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems which had been supplied to Ukraine by a European country, Russia’s defence ministry said on April 12. The ministry said that Russian sea-launched Kalibr missiles on Sunday destroyed four S-300 launchers which were concealed in a hangar on the outskirts of the Ukrainian city of Dnipro. Russia said 25 Ukrainian troops were hit in the attack. It did not say which European country had supplied the S-300 systems. (Reuters)