Russia attacked Ukraine with Iskanders, drones: Air defense response
Illustrative photo (Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
On the night of August 8, Russian troops attacked Ukraine with drones and missiles. Air defense failed to shoot down only two Iskander missiles, according to the Air Force commander Mykola Oleshchuk.
“On the night of August 8, the enemy fired two Iskander-M ballistic missiles at the Kharkiv region from Belgorod, two Kh-59 guided missiles from the airspace over the Azov Sea, and four Shahed attack UAVs from the direction of Yeysk,” he said.
As a result of the anti-aircraft battle, mobile firing groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, anti-aircraft missile troops, and airborne electronic warfare units of the Air Force shot down two Kh-59 guided missiles and four attack UAVs in the Odesa, Kherson, and Kirovohrad regions.
Russian attacks on Ukraine
Russian troops are shelling Ukraine every night. Recently, they have been choosing the tactic of combined attacks with both missiles and drones.
Early in the morning, on August 8, a large-scale alert was announced in Ukraine due to the takeoff of a MiG-31K in Russia. During the attack by dozens of drones on Ukraine on the night of August 7, air defense shot down all 30 Shaheds.
