Ballistic missiles got through: Air defense results from Russia's overnight attack
Photo: Air defense neutralized most of the Russian drones (Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
The Ukrainian Air Force reports that Russian forces attacked several regions of Ukraine overnight with ballistic missiles and dozens of drones of different types.
According to the Air Force, Russia used:
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an Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missile;
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88 Shahed attack drones, including 38 jet-powered drones, S8000 Banderol/ Dan-T drones, Gerbera drones, and Parodia decoy drones.
This time, the Russian weapons were launched from Taganrog, Oryol, and Kursk in Russia, as well as Hvardiiske in temporarily occupied Crimea.
Ukraine deployed aircraft, surface-to-air missile units, electronic warfare and unmanned systems units, as well as mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces to repel the Russian aerial attack.
As of 8 a.m. on October 28, the results of the attack were as follows:
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Air defenses shot down or suppressed 71 enemy drones, including 31 jet-powered drones.
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Impacts by aerial attack weapons were recorded at eight locations, while debris from downed targets fell at two other locations.
The Ukrainian Air Force emphasized that several attack drones remained in Ukrainian airspace and were still being targeted.
