Russia struck Ukraine with 405 drones and 28 missiles: how the air defense system performed
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Air defense forces shot down or suppressed 349 air targets launched by Russia on the evening of October 21.
The Ukrainian Air Force reported this.
According to the Air Force, Ukrainian radio-technical troops detected and tracked 433 air attack weapons – 405 drones and 28 missiles, including 15 ballistic missiles.
In particular, the Russians released:
- 405 attack UAVs of the Shahed, Gerber and other types – in the directions of Kursk, Millerovo, Orel, Primorsko-Akhtarsk (Russian Federation) and Chauda (occupied Crimea);
- 11 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles;
- 9 Iskander-K cruise missiles;
- 4 aeroballistic missiles Kh-47M2 “Kinzhal”;
- 4 guided aircraft missiles Kh-59/69.
The main area of attack was the Kyiv region, but the Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Cherkasy, Chernihiv and Odessa regions were also attacked.
Aviation, anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare units, mobile fire groups, and unmanned aerial systems of the Ukrainian Defense Forces were deployed to repel the air attack.
As of 12:30, Ukrainian air defense forces shot down or suppressed 349 air targets, including:
- 333 kamikaze drones of the Shahed type and others;
- 8 Iskander-K cruise missiles;
- 6 ballistic Iskander-M/KN-23;
- 2 guided missiles Kh-59/69.
Despite the significant effectiveness of the air defense system, direct hits from 12 missiles and 55 drones were recorded at 26 locations, with debris from downed targets falling at another 19 locations.
In addition, 17 drones did not reach their targets; their routes are being clarified.
As reported, on the night of October 22 and the morning of the same , the enemy launched a combined attack on Kyiv, killing two people . Rescuers are dealing with the aftermath of the nighttime attack on the capital.
It later became known that the number of people injured in Kyiv as a result of the massive Russian attack on the night of October 22 had risen to 21, with two people killed.
In addition, on October 2, Russians launched a massive attack on a private kindergarten in Kharkiv , with children injured.
As a reminder, on the night of October 22, Russian troops launched a new massive attack on Ukrainian regions. Attack drones targeted Zaporizhzhia and the Poltava region . The shelling resulted in injuries, widespread destruction, and fires.
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