Russia launched 56 missiles, including 3 "Kinzhal" missiles, and 675 drones at Ukraine overnight; 652 drones and 41 missiles were shot down or suppressed, including 12 out of 18 ballistic missiles, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Thursday, UNN writes.
Details
According to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on the night of May 14 (from 6:00 PM on May 13), immediately following a massive drone strike during the day (nearly 800 UAVs), the enemy continued the attack, launching a combined strike on Ukraine using strike UAVs, as well as air- and ground-based missiles.
The main direction of the strike was Kyiv
In total, the Radio-Technical Troops of the Air Force detected and tracked 731 aerial attack assets – 56 missiles and 675 UAVs: 3 Kh-47 "Kinzhal" aeroballistic missiles (launch area – Lipetsk region, RF); 18 Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles (launch areas – Bryansk, Kursk); 35 Kh-101 cruise missiles (launch area – Vologda region, RF); 675 strike UAVs of the Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas types, "Banderol" loitering munitions (2 units), and "Parodiya" decoy drones (from the directions of: Bryansk, Kursk, Orel, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk – RF, Hvardiiske, Chauda, occupied Crimea).
The aerial attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, EW units, unmanned systems, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
According to preliminary data as of 08:00, air defense shot down/suppressed 693 targets – 41 missiles and 652 drones of various types: 29 Kh-101 cruise missiles; 12 Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles; 652 enemy UAVs of various types. Hits by 15 missiles and 23 strike UAVs were recorded at 24 locations, as well as the fall of downed UAVs (debris) at 18 locations
The attack is ongoing; several new groups of strike UAVs have entered Ukrainian airspace.
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