Khaberni - The Kuwaiti Ministry of Defense announced, today, Saturday, that its armed forces destroyed 12 ballistic missiles over the past 48 hours and successfully dealt with 23 drones, while minor material damage occurred with no human casualties among the armed forces.
According to the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), the ministry spokesman, Colonel Saud Al-Atwan, during the media briefing about the current events and reviewing the latest field developments over the past 48 hours, said: "14 ballistic missiles were detected, 12 of which were destroyed, while two were not dealt with and were outside the threat area".
Al-Atwan emphasized that the Kuwaiti armed forces are at the highest level of readiness and preparedness, operating around the clock with precise and continuous monitoring of all field developments, in full coordination with the military and security agencies and various state institutions.
For his part, the spokesperson of the Kuwaiti National Guard, Brigadier Dr. Jadaan Fadel, Director of the Directorate of Moral Guidance, announced the downing of a drone by the Kuwaiti National Guard forces at dawn today without any human or material losses.
Fadel, during the media briefing, mentioned that emergency plans had been activated and the combat readiness level had been raised since the beginning of the crisis, securing vital sites, providing support to the Ministries of Defense and Interior and the Public Fire Force, organizing a duty force covering 27 locations, in addition to forming specialized teams to deal with the remains of drones and missile shrapnel.
