Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with a ballistic missile, 4 guided missiles and 92 drones. Four missiles targeting 62 drones were destroyed, the Ukrainian Air Force reported on Friday, UNN reported.
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According to the Ukrainian Air Force, on the night of November 8 (from 18.00 on November 7), the enemy struck with an Iskander-M ballistic missile from Rostov region, four X-59/69 guided missiles from the airspace of Belgorod region, 92 Shahed-type attack UAVs and unidentified drones from Kursk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Orel - Russia, and Chauda - Crimea. Enemy tactical aviation struck with guided aerial bombs in Kharkiv and Sumy regions.
The air attack was repelled by anti-aircraft missile troops, aviation, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Air Force and Defense Forces.
As of 09.00, 4 X-59/69 guided missiles and 62 enemy UAVs were confirmed downed in Odesa, Mykolaiv, Kyiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Poltava, Kirovohrad, Zhytomyr, Chernihiv, Dnipro, Khmelnytskyi and Ivano-Frankivsk regions. 26 enemy UAVs were lost in different regions of Ukraine. One of them was shot down in Ukrainian airspace. Combat operations are ongoing
The nighttime Russian attack reportedly resulted in casualties and damage to civilian homes and property in Odesa, Kharkiv, Sumy, and Khmelnytsky regions.