On September 24, Russian forces attacked Ukraine with an Iskander-M ballistic missile, two Kh-59/69 guided air missiles and another missile of an unknown type. The Russian Federation also launched 81 attack drones.
Points of attention
- Air defense forces of Ukraine shot down 66 enemy drones during the Russian attack on the territory of the country.
- Russian troops launched a ballistic missile and guided air missiles at objects in Ukraine.
- The attack was aimed at the north and center of Ukraine, in particular, an energy facility in the Poltava region was damaged.
- Due to the attack on the energy infrastructure, 20 settlements were left without electricity, but the situation is under control.
- Fragments of enemy drones damaged several private houses, but there were no casualties among the population.
The Air Force revealed the details of the Russian attack on Ukraine
According to the military, as a result of anti-aircraft combat, 66 enemy attack UAVs were shot down in the Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Cherkasy, Vinnytsia, Kirovohrad, Poltava, Sumy and Mykolaiv regions.
According to the Air Force, another 13 enemy drones were lost in several regions of Ukraine as a result of active countermeasures by the Defense Forces.
Airmen reported that the missiles were launched from the Rostov, Bryansk, and Kursk regions, and "Shahedy" — from the Kursk and Primorsk-Akhtarsk regions.
The main direction of the air strike was aimed at the north and center of Ukraine.
The Russian Federation attacked an energy facility in the Poltava region
According to the head of the Poltava OVA, Philip Pronin, on the night of September 24, the Russian Federation attacked the Poltava region with unmanned aerial vehicles. Explosions were heard in the Myrhorod district.
Debris of an enemy drone damaged several private houses. There are no victims among the population.
However, debris also hit energy infrastructure facilities, leaving 20 settlements without electricity. All relevant services are working to eliminate the consequences. The situation is under control.
