No missiles intercepted: How Ukraine's air defense countered Russia's overnight attack
Photo: Air defense reports results of repelling another Russian attack (Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
Russian forces attacked Ukraine overnight with ballistic and anti-ship missiles, as well as various types of attack drones, according to a report by the Ukrainian Air Force.
What Russia used to attack Ukraine on November 12
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russia used Iskander-M, KN-23, and S-400 ballistic missiles, as well as Zircon anti-ship missiles. The missiles were launched from Russia's Bryansk, Voronezh, and Kursk regions.
In addition, Russia launched 123 attack drones, including Shaheds (73 of them jet-powered), Gerbera, S8000 Bandеrol/Dan-T drones, and Parodiya decoy drones.
The drones were launched from the directions of Oryol, Kursk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, and Millerovo in Russia, as well as from temporarily occupied territories of the Donetsk region and Crimea.
How many targets Ukrainian air defenses shot down on November 12
The air attack was repelled by aircraft, anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare and unmanned systems units, as well as mobile fire groups of Ukraine's Defense Forces.
According to preliminary data, as of 08:00 am Kyiv time, Ukrainian air defenses had shot down or suppressed:
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89 Shahed, Gerbera, and other types of attack drones, including 51 jet-powered drones;
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Five S8000 Bandеrol/Dan-T drones.
At the same time, several enemy attack drones remain in the air and are being targeted by Ukrainian air defenses.
It was also reported that enemy aerial weapons struck 17 locations, while debris from downed targets was found at another 18 locations.
Earlier, Western media reported that Italy had exhausted its stockpiles of Aster anti-aircraft missiles for Ukraine.
In addition, the German authorities acknowledged that they could no longer supply Ukraine with additional Patriot systems.
