Russia attacked Ukraine with a ballistic missile and 99 drones overnight, 73 of which were neutralized, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Friday, writes UNN.
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According to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on the night of December 26 (from 18:00 on December 25), the enemy attacked with one Iskander-M ballistic missile from the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea, as well as 99 Shahed-type, Gerbera-type, and other types of attack UAVs from the directions of: Bryansk, Kursk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk – Russia, Gvardeyskoye – temporarily occupied territory of Crimea, about 60 of them were "Shaheds".
The air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare and unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
According to preliminary data, as of 09:00, air defense shot down/suppressed 73 enemy Shahed-type, Gerbera-type, and other types of drones in the north, south, and east of the country. A ballistic missile and 26 attack UAVs were recorded hitting 16 locations.
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