Air defense neutralized 405 drones and 19 missiles during new Russian attack

Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Viktoria Lytovchenko

During the night of October 9-10, the Russian invaders carried out another massive attack on the territory of Ukraine. This time, the enemy used strike drones, as well as air- and ground-based missiles. The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine detected and escorted 497 air attack vehicles (32 missiles and 465 UAVs of various types).

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The Defense Forces of Ukraine successfully repelled the air attack using a combination of aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare, and unmanned systems.
The ongoing conflict underscores the importance of air defense and safety measures to counter the threat posed by enemy UAVs and missiles.

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For a new air attack, the enemy used:

465 attack UAVs of the Shahed and Gerbera types (drones of other types) from the directions of Kursk, Millerovo, Shatalovo, Orel, Shakhty, Primorsko-Akhtarsk — the Russian Federation, about 200 of them are “Shaheeds”;
- 2 Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles from the airspace of the Lipetsk region — the Russian Federation;
- 14 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles (launch areas: TOT AR Crimea; Rostov, Bryansk regions — RF);
- 12 Iskander-K cruise missiles (launch areas: TOT AR Crimea; Rostov, Bryansk regions — Russian Federation);
- 4 Kh-59/69 guided aircraft missiles.

The air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare and unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups of the Defense Forces of Ukraine.