Russia attacked Ukraine with 38 missiles and 635 UAVs of various types
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Russia attacked Ukraine with 38 missiles and 635 UAVs of various types

Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The air battle between Russia and Ukraine - how the air defense worked out

During the night of December 22-23, Russian invaders launched a combined attack on critical infrastructure facilities in Ukraine using strike drones, air-launched and ground-launched missiles. This time, the enemy used 38 missiles and 635 UAVs of various types.

Points of attention

  • The air defense was able to shoot down/suppress 621 enemy air targets.
  • The Russian attack continues, do not ignore the air alert.

The air battle between Russia and Ukraine — how the air defense worked out

This time, the enemy used:

  • 635 attack UAVs of the Shahed and Gerbera types (drones of other types) from the directions of Kursk, Orel, Millerovo, Bryansk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk — RF, Chauda, Crimea (about 400 of them are "Shaheeds");

  • 3 Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles (launch areas — Ryazan region, Russian Federation);

  • 35 Kh-101, Iskander-K cruise missiles (launch areas — Vologda, Kursk regions, Russian Federation).

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.

According to preliminary data, as of 11:30, air defenses shot down/suppressed 621 air targets:

  • 587 enemy Shahed, Gerbera type UAVs (other types of UAVs);

  • 34 Kh-101, Iskander-K cruise missiles.

Missile hits and 39 strike UAVs were recorded at 21 locations, and downed aircraft (fragments) fell at 8 locations. In addition, three aeroballistic missiles did not reach their targets (the crash sites are being specified).

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