Russian forces launched an overnight attack on Ukraine using an Iskander-M ballistic missile and 104 drones, according to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Ukrainian air defenses neutralized 89 Russian targets.
The Iskander-M ballistic missile was fired from occupied Crimea, the Air Force reports. The 104 UAVs were launched from multiple locations: Oryol, Bryansk, Shatalovo, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia, as well as from temporarily occupied territories in Donetsk Oblast and Chauda in occupied Crimea.
Approximately 65 of the launched drones were Shahed-type UAVs. Russian forces also deployed Gerber-type drones and other UAV models in the attack.
As of 09:00, air defense forces destroyed 89 Russian UAVs across northern, southern, and eastern regions of the country, the Air Force reports.
Strikes from 13 attack drones were recorded at 15 locations, with the ballistic missile hitting one location. Military officials warned that the attack remains ongoing, with several enemy UAVs still present in Ukrainian airspace.
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