Ballistic missiles and almost 20 Shahed drones: Air Defense Forces destroyed all enemy targets
The Air Defense Forces destroyed all enemy targets (photo: Getty Images)
The Air Defense Forces destroyed all enemy targets that the Russians attempted to attack Ukraine's territory with tonight, December 11, according to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
"On the night of December 11, 2023, occupiers attacked Ukraine with Shahed-type drones from the occupied Crimea, with launch areas in Chauda and Belbek," the Air Force said.
It is reported that 18 strike UAVs of the Shahed-136/131 type were detected. All enemy drones were destroyed by air defense in the responsibility zone of the Southern Air Command. Most of them were in the Mykolaiv region. Anti-aircraft missile units and mobile fire groups of the Air Force and Defense Forces of Ukraine successfully worked with drones.
"In addition, around 4 a.m. on December 11, occupiers struck the Kyiv region with eight ballistic missiles. The strike was delivered from the north, presumably from the Bryansk region of Russia," the Air Force noted.
It is emphasized that anti-aircraft missile units of the Central Air Command destroyed all eight targets.
Night attack on Kyiv on December 11
On the night of December 11, explosions were heard in Kyiv, followed by an air raid alert. Residents reported at least 10 explosions.
Soon after, the State Emergency Service reported that air defense forces were active in Kyiv. In the Darnytsia district, the windows of a residential building were shattered, and preliminary reports indicated injuries to a child and two adults from glass fragments.
As a result of the attack, debris from a missile damaged an under-construction building, and a fire that ensued was promptly extinguished. There were also reports of smoke on the roof of a multi-story building in the Holosiivskyi district, but this information was not confirmed.
