All Russian missiles got through: How Ukraine fought back overnight
Ukrainian air defenses report on their performance on November 5 overnight (photo: Vitalii Nosach/RBC-Ukraine)
Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with 128 drones and two Kh-35 guided air-launched missiles. Air defenses neutralized most of the targets, the Ukrainian Air Force reported.
What weaponry Russia used in its attack on Ukraine
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, the Russian aerial assault began at 6 p.m. on November 4. At that time, the Russians used:
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Two Kh-35 guided air-launched missiles
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128 strike drones, including Shahed (65 of them jet-powered), Gerbera, and Parodiya decoy drones.
They were launched from the Black Sea, Oryol, Kursk, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, temporarily occupied Donetsk, Hvardiiske, and Chauda in occupied Crimea.
Number of targets shot down
Aircraft, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare and unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups of Ukraine's Defense Forces were repelling the aerial assault.
Preliminary data say, as of 8 a.m. on November 5, air defenses had shot down or suppressed 105 drones, including 48 jet-powered ones.
At the same time, the following were recorded:
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Hits by aerial attack weapons at 18 locations
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Debris from downed targets falling at nine locations.
Now, several strike drones are still in the air. Combat operations are ongoing.
Earlier, RBC-Ukraine reported on the aftermath of Russia's latest overnight attack.
As also reported, the Ryazan oil refinery was targeted again by Ukraine's Defense Forces the previous day, sparking a massive fire at the facility.
