Russia attacked Ukraine at night with 4 missiles and 50 drones, 40 drones were shot down, 2 were turned in the direction of Russia and Belarus, the missiles did not reach their targets, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Thursday, UNN writes.
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According to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, on the night of October 24 (from 21.00 on October 23), the enemy attacked Ukraine with two X-22 cruise missiles from Tu-22M3 aircraft over the Black Sea, two X-59 guided missiles from the airspace of Bryansk region, and 50 Shahed-type attack UAVs and unidentified drones from the directions of Orel, Kursk and Crimea.
The air attack is repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Air Force and Defense Forces.
As of 8:30 a.m., 40 enemy UAVs were confirmed downed in Odesa, Mykolaiv, Dnipro, Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyi, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Kyiv, Poltava, and Chernihiv regions. In addition, 7 Russian drones were lost, 1 in Ukrainian airspace, and 2 more were turned back in the direction of Russia and Belarus. Enemy missiles did not reach their targets. Combat work continues! Information is being updated