Overnight, Ukrainian air defense destroyed 21 drones and 2 missiles launched by Russia
Kyiv • UNN
Overnight, Ukrainian air defense successfully shot down 21 drones and 2 of 3 Russian X-59 missiles targeting Khmelnytsky region.
The Air Force shot down 100% of the drones and two of the three X-59 missiles that the Russians fired on the night of November 29. This was reported by the Air Force Command. Air Force, reports UNN.
Details
It is noted that on the night of November 29, 2023, the enemy attacked with Shahed UAVs from the direction of Prymorsko-Akhtarsk and X-59 guided missiles from the airspace of the occupied Kherson region.
In total, the attack involved:
- 21 Shahed-136/131 strike UAVs;
- three X-59 guided air defense missiles.
The main direction of the drone strikes is Khmelnytsky region, missiles - southern Ukraine.
Fighter jets, anti-aircraft missile units and mobile fire groups of the Air Force and Defense Forces of of Ukraine.
As a result of the combat company, all enemy attack UAVs were destroyed in Odesa, Dnipro, Kyiv, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and Khmelnytskyi regions.
Two guided missiles were also destroyed in Mykolaiv region. The third missile did not reach its intended target.
Additionally,
At night, explosions were heard in Khmelnytsky region and air defense was active.