Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with 74 missiles, including 4 Zircon and 9 Iskander-type ballistic missiles, and 284 drones; 55 missiles, including 1 ballistic missile, and 265 drones were shot down or suppressed, with details on eight missiles being clarified, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported, noting the peculiarity of the enemy strike, writes UNN.
Details
According to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on the night of July 30 (from 18:00 on July 29), the enemy launched a massive combined strike on Ukraine using attack UAVs, air-, ground-, and sea-based missiles of various types.
The main direction of the strike was Kyiv region and Lviv region. Also attacked were Dnipropetrovsk region, Sumy region, Vinnytsia region, Poltava region, Mykolaiv region, Ivano-Frankivsk region. The peculiarity of the massive attack is the simultaneous use of air attack means of various types from different directions, the use of a large number of ballistic and cruise missiles
In total, the radio technical troops of the Air Force, as stated, "recorded 358 air attack means – 74 missiles and 284 UAVs of various types": 4 Zircon/Onyx anti-ship missiles (launch area – Kursk region, Russian Federation); 9 Iskander-M/S-400/KN-23 ballistic missiles (launch areas – Bryansk, Voronezh, Kursk regions, Russian Federation); 61 Kh-101/Kalibr cruise missiles (launch area – Vologda region, Novorossiysk, Russian Federation); 284 Shahed-type attack UAVs (including jet-powered), Gerbera, Italmas, Parody-type decoy drones (from directions: Bryansk, Kursk, Orel, Shatalovo – Russian Federation).
The air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, 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 defense shot down/suppressed 320 targets – 55 missiles and 265 drones of various types: 1 Iskander-M/S-400/KN-23 ballistic missile; 54 Kh-101/Kalibr cruise missiles; 265 enemy UAVs of various types. According to preliminary information, as of 09:00, hits were recorded from 3 anti-ship, 6 ballistic, and 2 cruise missiles, as well as 17 attack UAVs at 20 locations, and the fall of shot-down (debris) at 13 locations. Information on eight missiles is being clarified
As noted, the attack continues, with several attack UAVs in the airspace of Ukraine.