The Russian army launched 23 missiles of various types and 109 strike UAVs over Ukraine. As reported by the Air Force, 53 air targets have been confirmed to have been shot down, including 12 cruise missiles and one ballistic missile, UNN reports.
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According to preliminary data, the Air Force radio-technical troops detected and escorted 132 enemy air attack vehicles — 23 missiles of various types and 109 strike UAVs (simulators of other types of unmanned aerial vehicles), including:
- 9 Kh-101/Kh-55SM cruise missiles (launched from Tu-95MS aircraft from the airspace of the Saratov region — RF);
- 8 Kalibr cruise missiles (launched from the Black Sea);
- 6 Iskander-M ballistic missiles (launch area of the Bryansk region — RF);
- 109 Shahed type strike UAVs and other types of simulator drones (launch areas – Bryansk, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Kursk – RF; Chauda – Crimea).
The enemy air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare equipment and mobile fire groups of the Defense Forces of Ukraine.
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As of 10:00, the downing of 53 air targets was confirmed:
- 6 Kh-101/Kh-55SM cruise missiles;
- 6 Kalibr cruise missiles;
- 1 Iskander-M ballistic missile;
- 40 Shahed type strike UAVs.
53 enemy simulator drones were lost in location (without negative consequences).
As a result of the enemy attack, the Kyiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Khmelnytskyi, Cherkasy, and Mykolaiv regions suffered, the Air Force summarized.