Russia attacks Ukraine with ballistic missiles and hundreds of drones
Photo: Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with hundreds of drones and missiles (Getty Images)
On the night of October 19, Russia attacked Ukraine with missiles, including ballistic missiles, and hundreds of drones. Air defenses shot down or suppressed many targets, but there were hits, according to the Air Force.
Russia launched Iskander-M and S-400 ballistic missiles. They were launched from the Smolensk, Bryansk, and Kursk regions. Iskander-K cruise missiles flew from the airspace over the Kursk region.
There were also 269 Shahed attack drones in the sky, 59 of which were jet-powered. Also, S-8000 Banderol, Gerbera, and Parodiya decoy drones were flying.
The drones were launched from the directions of Oryol, Bryansk, Kursk, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia. They were also launched from Shatalovo and Millerovo, as well as from occupied Donetsk and Hvardiiske in occupied Crimea.
How many targets were shot down and where the hits were recorded
According to preliminary data, as of 9:00 a.m. (Kyiv time), air defenses had shot down or suppressed 247 targets. These included 4 Iskander-K cruise missiles and 243 drones: Shahed (43 of them jet-powered), S-8000 Banderol, Gerbera, and other types.
Hits were recorded at 25 locations. Debris from downed targets fell at another 8 locations.
The attack is ongoing, and enemy drones remain in the sky.
One person was killed and eight others were injured in Kyiv during the overnight attack, the State Emergency Service reported.
Hits were recorded in at least three districts, with a metro station and a 25-story building among the damaged structures.
As RBC-Ukraine reported, journalist Alex Raufoglu wrote that Ukraine once again did not receive an early warning of a ballistic missile strike on Kyiv.
