167 out of 206 drones and 7 out of 9 missiles were neutralized over Ukraine during the Russian attack
Kyiv • UNN
At night, Russia launched 206 drones and 9 missiles at Ukraine. Ukrainian air defense forces shot down 167 drones and 7 missiles, and hits and falling debris were recorded in 17 locations.
Russia launched 206 drones and 9 missiles at Ukraine overnight, including two ballistic missiles, 167 drones and 7 missiles were destroyed, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Saturday, writes UNN.
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According to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on the night of June 7, the enemy attacked with 215 air attack weapons: 206 Shahed-type strike UAVs and UAV-simulators of various types from the directions: Bryansk, Kursk, Orel, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk - Russia, Chauda - TOT Crimea; 2 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles from Voronezh region - Russia; 6 Kh-59/69 guided air missiles from tactical aviation aircraft from the airspace of TOT Zaporizhzhia region; 1 Iskander-K cruise missile from Rostov region - Russia.
The air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units and unmanned systems, and mobile fire groups of the Defense Forces of Ukraine.
According to preliminary data, as of 09:00, air defense destroyed 174 enemy air attack weapons: 87 enemy Shahed-type UAVs (UAVs of other types) were shot down by fire, 80 - lost in location/suppressed by electronic warfare; 6 Kh-59/69 guided missiles; 1 Iskander-K cruise missile
"Hits by enemy air attack weapons were recorded in 10 locations, and the fall of downed (fragments) in 7 locations," the statement said.