Russia's most massive air attack: Ukrainian Air Force confirms shooting down 114 of 158 targets
Kyiv • UNN
During Russia's massive air attack on Ukraine, the Ukrainian Defense Forces shot down 114 of 158 Russian missiles and drones.
During an enemy attack on Friday, 114 out of 158 air targets - missiles of various types and strike UAVs - were shot down in the skies over Ukraine, the Ukrainian Air Force reported, UNN reports.
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Today's missile strike by the Russian Federation reportedly targeted critical infrastructure, industrial and military facilities.
First, the occupants attacked with Shaheds from the north and southeast, with further movement in the western direction. A total of 36 Shahed-136/131 strike UAVs were spotted.
At about 3:00 a.m., the enemy took strategic aviation into the air - Tu-95MS bombers. In total, 18 aircraft reached the launch line at about 6:00 a.m. and launched at least 90 X-101/X-555/X-55 air-launched cruise missiles.
From the Kursk region, around 05.00, the enemy used Tu-22M3 long-range bombers to launch eight X-22/X-32 cruise missiles in the direction of the northern and central regions.
At the same time, the occupiers attacked Kharkiv with S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles. In total, the enemy fired at least 14 missiles flying along a ballistic trajectory - S-300/S-400/Iskander-M from the occupied Crimea, Kursk and Belgorod regions of Russia.
At 6:30 a.m., five MiG-31K fighter jets were observed taking off and launching five X-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles from Astrakhan region.
Also, four X-31P and one X-59 anti-radar missiles were used from Su-35 tactical aircraft.
According to preliminary results, the enemy used 158 means of air attack against Ukraine last night: missiles of various types and strike UAVs. The forces and means of the Air Force, in cooperation with the units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, destroyed 114 air targets: 27 Shahed-136/131 attack UAVs, 87 X-101/X-555/X-55 cruise missiles
