Russia launched 344 drones and 35 missiles at Ukraine overnight, including 12 ballistic missiles; 185 drones and 23 missiles were shot down, including 7 ballistic missiles; another 7 cruise missiles and 129 decoy drones did not reach their targets, but 5 missiles and 30 attack drones hit 12 locations, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Saturday, writes UNN.
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According to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on the night of July 19 (from 7:30 PM on July 18), the enemy attacked with 379 air attack means:
- 344 Shahed-type attack UAVs and various types of decoy drones from the directions: Bryansk, Kursk, Oryol, Millerovo, Shatalovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Russia (about 200 - "Shaheds");
- 12 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles (launches from Voronezh, Kursk, Rostov regions, Russia, temporarily occupied Crimea);
- 8 Iskander-K cruise missiles (launch area - Millerovo, Russia);
- 15 Kh-101 cruise missiles (from the airspace of Saratov region, Russia).
The air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, EW and unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
According to preliminary data, as of 10:00 AM, air defense shot down 208 enemy air attack means
- 185 Shahed-type attack UAVs;
- 7 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles;
- 7 Iskander-K cruise missiles;
- 9 Kh-101 cruise missiles.
"In addition, 7 cruise missiles and 129 decoy drones did not reach their targets - lost/suppressed by EW," the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated.
"Hits of 5 missiles and 30 attack UAVs were recorded in 12 locations, as well as falling debris of downed ones in 7 locations," the report says.