One of 3 ballistic "Iskanders" and 89 of 113 drones neutralized during the Russian attack on Ukraine
Kyiv • UNN
Russia launched an attack on Ukraine overnight, using 3 ballistic missiles and 113 attack UAVs. Air defense forces shot down one missile and 89 drones.
Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with 3 ballistic missiles and 113 drones; one missile and 89 drones were shot down or suppressed, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Wednesday, according to UNN.
Details
According to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on the night of January 14 (from 18:30 on January 13), the enemy attacked with 3 Iskander-M ballistic missiles from the Rostov and Voronezh regions of Russia and 113 Shahed, Gerbera, and other types of attack UAVs from the directions of Kursk, Oryol, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk – Russia, Chauda, Gvardeyskoye – temporarily occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, about 70 of them were "Shaheds."
The air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare and unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups of the Defense Forces of Ukraine.
According to preliminary data, as of 08:00, air defense shot down/suppressed one ballistic missile and 89 enemy Shahed, Gerbera, and other types of drones in the east and north of the country. Hits by two ballistic missiles and 24 attack UAVs were recorded at 13 locations, as well as the fall of downed (fragments) UAVs at three locations.
The attack, as stated, is ongoing, with several enemy UAVs in the airspace.