In June, Ukraine's air defense destroys over 4,700 aerial targets: Figures revealed
Illustrative photo: over 4,700 aerial targets were destroyed by air defense in June (Getty Images)
In June, the air defense units of the Defense Forces destroyed 4,750 aerial targets, including thousands of Shahed-type attack unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), according to the Telegram channel of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In June, air defense units destroyed:
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93 Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles
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14 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles
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12 Kalibr cruise missiles
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13 Kh-59/Kh-69 guided air-launched missiles
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27 Iskander-K cruise missiles
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2,453 Shahed-type attack UAVs
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659 reconnaissance UAVs
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1,479 other types of UAVs.
Ukrainian aviation carried out a total of 895 sorties in June, including:
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around 580 for fighter air cover
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over 220 for fire strikes and air support of troops.
In particular, during June, the aviation of the Defense Forces:
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destroyed 646 aerial targets
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struck command posts, logistics facilities, as well as concentrations of enemy personnel and equipment.
Russian attacks on Ukraine
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Russia has been regularly attacking Ukrainian territory, including civilian infrastructure. The front-line regions — Kharkiv, Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia — suffer the most. These attacks are systematic.
Russia employs a wide range of weapons for its strikes: ballistic and cruise missiles, guided aerial bombs (KABs), artillery, multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), and attack drones.
Drone attacks occur nightly. For example, on the night of July 1, Russia launched 52 drones. Aviation was involved in repelling the attack.
