6 out of 14 enemy ballistic missiles were shot down and 245 out of 250 drones were neutralized over Ukraine
Kyiv • UNN
At night, Russia launched 14 ballistic missiles and 250 drones at Ukraine. Air defense shot down 6 missiles and neutralized 245 drones in various regions of the country, including Kyiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions.
russia launched 14 ballistic missiles and 250 drones at Ukraine overnight, 6 missiles were shot down and 245 drones were neutralized, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Saturday, UNN writes.
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According to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on the night of May 24, the enemy launched an attack on Ukraine using 14 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles from the areas of Taganrog, Yeysk, Bryansk - russia, TOT Crimea. Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa and Zaporizhzhia regions were attacked.
Also, during the night, the enemy attacked with 250 Shahed-type ударними UAVs and unmanned simulators of various types from the directions: Bryansk, Millerovo, Kursk, Orel, Shatalovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk - russia, TOT Crimea.
"The main direction of the enemy's attack is the capital of Ukraine, the city of Kyiv," the Air Force said.
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.
As of 8.30 a.m., 6 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles (Kyiv) were shot down by air defense and 245 enemy Shahed-type UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles of other types) were neutralized in the east, north, south and center of the country. 128 - shot down by fire weapons, 117 - locationally lost/suppressed by electronic warfare (without negative consequences)
As a result of the enemy attack, Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, Kharkiv, Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions were reportedly affected.
