An anti-aircraft missile and artillery platoon of the 102nd Brigade shot down a Kh-101 cruise missile heading toward Dnipro using a Soviet-era MANPADS operated by a soldier identified as 'Adik'.
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Ukrainian forces shot down a Kh-101 missile heading toward Dnipro
The missile was not visible on radar and required visual and acoustic surveillance
The engagement took 8-9 seconds from visual contact to destruction
The Kh-101 missile was valued at approximately $13 million
The MANPADS used cost approximately $3,000
six dead in Dnipro
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