Overnight, Russia attacked Ukraine with 85 drones, two Iskander-M ballistic missiles and an X-59 missile, destroying 45 attack UAVs and neutralizing 40 imitator drones, and causing damage in Sumy and Dnipro regions, the Ukrainian Air Force reported on Thursday, UNN reports.
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According to the Ukrainian Air Force, on the night of December 19 (from 20.00 on December 18), the enemy struck with two Iskander-M ballistic missiles from Crimea and Rostov region, an X-59/69 guided missile from the airspace of Kursk region, and 85 Shahed attack UAVs and other types of drones from the areas of Bryansk, Kursk, Millerovo, Orel - Russian Federation.
The air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Air Force and Defense Forces.
As of 08.30, 45 Shahed and other types of attack UAVs were confirmed downed in Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Khmelnytskyi, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Dnipro and Mykolaiv regions. As a result of active counteraction of the Defense Forces, 40 enemy imitator UAVs were lost locally (no negative consequences)
"The missile strike damaged private, apartment buildings and municipal property in Sumy and Dnipro regions. There were no casualties," the statement said.
No UAV hits were reported, and there was no information on damage or casualties.