On the night of November 13, the Russians launched a combined attack on the territory of Ukraine, launching cruise and ballistic missiles and almost a hundred drones. In total, the Air Force recorded 96 air targets.
Points of attention
- Air defense forces repelled a combined Russian attack, during which 4 missiles and 37 drones were destroyed.
- Various types of missiles, including cruise missiles and ballistic missiles, launched from various regions of the Russian Federation were involved in the attack.
- Thanks to the effective work of anti-aircraft missile forces and aviation, it was possible to repulse a significant number of targets aimed at Ukrainian territory.
- The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, noted the success of the Air Defense Forces and partners for their help in protecting the country from external aggression.
- The effective work of the Air Defense Forces opens the way to peace and protects the lives of foreign citizens on Ukrainian territory.
The Air Force disclosed the details of the massive Russian attack on Ukraine
According to the military, among the identified threats are:
two S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles launched from the Kursk region of the Russian Federation over the territory of Sumy Oblast;
two Kh-101 cruise missiles launched from Tu-95MS strategic bombers from the Caspian Sea region;
two Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles launched from the Voronezh region;
90 Shahed attack drones and other unidentified drones that took off from the Kursk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk and Oryol regions.
To repel the attack, anti-aircraft missile troops, aviation, electronic warfare units, as well as mobile fire groups of the Air Force and the Defense Forces of Ukraine were involved.
In the morning, as of 10:00, the destruction of two Kh-101 cruise missiles, two Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles, as well as 37 enemy drones over Kyiv, Poltava, Zhytomyr, Sumy, Cherkasy, Zaporizhzhya, Chernihiv was confirmed and Kirovohrad regions.
In addition, 47 drones were detected in different regions of Ukraine, but the places of their fall or destruction are still being specified. Two drones left the airspace of Ukraine, heading towards Belarus and Russia, two more remain in the air, where active combat work continues.
Zelensky reacted to the large-scale attack of the Russian Federation on Kyiv
As the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi noted, on November 13 there was another combined attack by Russia on our cities, and there was an effective response to it from our air defense.
And it is important that our forces have something to protect the country from Russian terror. I am grateful to each of the partners who help. To deliver anti-missiles for our air defense on time, to fulfill agreements on defense systems, on the production and supply of EW, is, without exaggeration, to be saviors of people. Each such manifestation of the effectiveness of our air defense means saved lives and protected infrastructure. And the more results our soldiers have, the closer the end of the war will be. This is how peace is achieved through strength.
Volodymyr Zelenskyi
President of Ukraine
