{"id":1320479,"date":"2025-11-14T10:25:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T08:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/russia-attacked-ukraine-with-hundreds-of-missiles-and-drones-how-it-practiced-air-defense\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T10:25:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T08:25:53","slug":"russia-attacked-ukraine-with-hundreds-of-missiles-and-drones-how-it-practiced-air-defense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/russia-attacked-ukraine-with-hundreds-of-missiles-and-drones-how-it-practiced-air-defense\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia attacked Ukraine with hundreds of missiles and drones: how it practiced air defense"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>On the night of November 14, Russia launched a massive strike on Ukraine, using 19 missiles and over 430 drones. Air defenses shot down most targets, but missile hits and 23 drones were recorded at 13 locations.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kpszsu\/posts\/pfbid0YdJXK684kR68QUBPeJtc1KCNbp1sTszFUr6QDvZLfrq4rTEGoYhnXAXxBcq5BbfRl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">was reported by<\/a> the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on its Facebook page.<\/p>\n<p> According to the command, air defenses shot down or suppressed 419 air targets:<\/p>\n<p> 405 enemy UAVs of the Shahed, Gerber and other types;<\/p>\n<p> 2 Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles;<\/p>\n<p> 6 Iskander-M\/KN-23 ballistic missiles;<\/p>\n<p> 6 Iskander-K\/Caliber cruise missiles.<\/p>\n<p> At the same time, enemy missile hits and 23 attack drones were recorded, the fragments of which fell in 44 locations.<\/p>\n<p> The main blow fell on Kyiv, but the Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa, Poltava, and Cherkasy regions were also affected.<\/p>\n<p> As reported by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, from 6:00 PM on November 13, the enemy launched a combined strike on critical infrastructure facilities of Ukraine, using air, ground, and sea-based missile and unmanned weapons.<\/p>\n<p> Currently, new groups of enemy UAVs have been recorded in the airspace. The main direction of the strike is Kyiv and its surroundings, and air defense continues to operate.<\/p>\n<p> The defense forces repelled the attack with aviation, anti-aircraft missile systems, electronic warfare and unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups.<\/p>\n<p> As a reminder, <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/kyiv-zaznav-masovanoi-ataky-ie-zahyblyy-bahato-poranenykh-ta-ruynuvannia-v-usikh-rayonakh\/\">on the night of November 14, Kyiv experienced a large-scale combined attack by drones and missiles<\/a> . The shelling killed one person, injured more than two dozen others, and caused numerous fires and significant destruction in various areas of the capital.<\/p>\n<p> As reported, sections of heating networks were damaged in the Desnyanskyi district, which temporarily left some buildings without heating. Kyiv municipal services are working quickly on the ground, determining the nature of the damage and eliminating the consequences. Many houses were damaged, cars and non-residential buildings are on fire. <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/nichna-ataka-na-kyiv-pid-zavalamy-shukaiut-liudey-komunikatsii-poshkodzheno\/\">Klitschko previously warned of possible disruptions in electricity and water supply as a result of the attack.<\/a><\/p>\n<p> Also follow <strong>\u201cPryamim\u201d<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prm_ua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Twitter<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/+rtV4dxYu2_cyNjVi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Telegram<\/a> , and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the night of November 14, Russia launched a massive strike on Ukraine, using 19 missiles and over 430 drones. Air defenses shot down most targets, but missile hits and 23 drones were recorded at 13 locations. This was reported by the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on its Facebook page. 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