Russia attacked Ukraine with missiles overnight on October 22, including ballistic missiles, Zircons/Oniks, and 210 drones. A total of 181 drones were shot down or suppressed. Another 10 remain airborne. UNN reports this, citing data from the Ukrainian Air Force.
Where and with what the enemy attacked
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, overnight on October 22 (from 18:00 on October 21), the enemy launched a massive combined attack on Ukraine using:
- Iskander-M/S-400/Zircon/Oniks missiles (launch areas: Kursk, Bryansk, and Rostov regions — Russia);
- 210 Shahed-type attack UAVs (including 110 jet-powered ones), Gerbera, Italmas, and Parody-type decoy drones (from the following directions: Millerovo, Oryol, Kursk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Shatalovo — Russia; the temporarily occupied territory of Donetsk; the temporarily occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea — Hvardiiske).
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Where Russia struck
"The main direction of the attack was Kyiv," the statement said.
How the air defense performed
The air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare units and unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups of the Defense Forces of Ukraine.
"According to preliminary data, as of 09:00, air defense forces had shot down/suppressed 181 enemy Shahed-type UAVs (87 of them jet-powered), Gerbera drones, and drones of other types; 10 attack UAVs remain airborne, and combat operations are ongoing," the Ukrainian Air Force said.
Hits by enemy air-attack weapons were recorded at 32 locations, as well as the fall of downed targets (debris) at 8 locations.