The Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed 80 Russian drones during an attack on the night of February 20. Another 78 UAVs were lost in the field.
Points of attention
- The Ukrainian Defense Forces effectively destroyed 80 Russian drones during a night attack, showcasing their defense capabilities.
- The Russian drones were part of a combined strike involving various missile types aimed at critical infrastructure in multiple Ukrainian regions.
- A total of 14 missiles, including cruise and ballistic ones, were utilized by the Russian occupiers during the attack.
Air Force reported repelling Russian drone attack
On the night of February 20, 2025, the Russian occupiers carried out a combined strike with various types of air, ground, and sea-based missiles on critical infrastructure facilities in the Kharkiv region.
In total, 14 missiles were used: cruise missiles - Kh-101/Kh-55cm (launched from the Volgograd region), Kalibr/Iskander-K (from the Black Sea/Crimea); ballistic missiles - Iskander-M/KN-23 (launched from the Voronezh region). Information on the results of combat operations and the consequences of the missile strike is not made public.
In addition, the enemy attacked with the 161st Shahed strike UAV and other types of drone simulators from the following directions: Millerovo, Orel, Bryansk, Kursk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk — Russia.
Aviation, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare equipment, and mobile fire groups of the Air Force and Defense Forces of Ukraine were involved in repelling the enemy air attack.
As of 10:00, it has been confirmed that 80 Shahed attack UAVs and drones of other types have been shot down in Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Kyiv, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Mykolaiv, and Odessa regions.
78 enemy drone simulators were lost in location (without negative consequences).
As a result of the enemy attack, the Kharkiv, Sumy, Odessa, and Kyiv regions suffered.
In the Kherson region, an enemy guided bomb partially destroyed the entrance to a high-rise building, there are casualties, and rescue operations are ongoing.
