On the night of June 9, the Russian occupiers launched 499 air attack vehicles against Ukraine. Air defense managed to neutralize 479 of them.
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- Russia launched 499 air attack vehicles against Ukraine, with 479 of them being successfully neutralized by Ukraine's air defense system.
- The weapons used in the attack included strike drones, aeroballistic missiles, and cruise missiles, originating from various locations in Russia.
- The attack was repelled by a combination of aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare, and unmanned systems units.
Ukraine's air defense neutralized 479 Russian drones and missiles
During the shelling, Russia used:
479 Shahed-type strike unmanned aerial vehicles and simulator drones from the directions of the Russian cities of Kursk, Shatalovo, Orel, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk;
four Kh-47 M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles from the Tambov region of Russia;
10 Kh-101 cruise missiles from the Saratov region of Russia;
three Kh-22 cruise missiles from the airspace over the Black Sea;
two Kh-31P anti-radar missiles from the airspace over the Black Sea;
one Kh-35 cruise missile from temporarily occupied Crimea.
The following were involved in repelling the attack:
aviation;
anti-aircraft missile troops;
electronic warfare (EW) and unmanned systems units;
mobile fire groups of the Defense Forces.
According to preliminary data, as of 10:30, 479 air attack vehicles had been neutralized (292 were shot down by fire and 187 were lost in location):
277 enemy UAVs were shot down by fire and 183 were lost/suppressed by electronic warfare;
10 X-101 cruise missiles;
4 Kh-47 M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles;
2 Kh-22 cruise missiles - did not reach their targets, lost in location;
2 Kh-31P anti-radar missiles;
1 Kh-35 cruise missile.
As a result of the shelling, hits were recorded in 10 locations, and debris fell in 17.
