Russia launched a missile and 129 drones at Ukraine overnight, including three "Banderols"; 95 unmanned aerial vehicles, including all the "Banderols," were shot down or suppressed, while the enemy missile did not reach its targets, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Monday, UNN writes.
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According to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, during the night of August 10 (from 18:00 on August 9), the enemy attacked with a Kh-59/69 guided air-launched missile and three "Banderol" loitering munitions from the airspace over the waters of the Black Sea, as well as 126 Shahed-type strike UAVs (including jet-powered ones), Gerbera UAVs, and "Parody"-type decoy drones from the following directions: Kursk, Millerovo, Oryol, Primorsko-Akhtarsk – Russian Federation, temporarily occupied territory of Donetsk, Hvardiiske – temporarily occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.
The air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare and unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups of the Defense Forces of Ukraine.
According to preliminary data, as of 09:00, air defenses had shot down/suppressed 92 enemy Shahed-type UAVs, Gerbera UAVs, and drones of other types, as well as three "Banderol" loitering munitions in the north, south, and east of the country. Hits by 31 strike UAVs were recorded at 22 locations, as well as the fall of downed UAVs (debris) at two locations. As a result of active countermeasures, the enemy missile did not reach its targets; information regarding the crash site is being clarified
The attack is ongoing; several enemy UAVs are in the airspace.