Russia fires 39 missiles and launches 128 drones in massive attack on Ukraine
Photo: Air Defense Forces revealed the results of their work on October 14 (Getty Images)
Last night, Russia launched another massive combined attack on various regions of Ukraine. In total, the enemy used 167 aerial attack assets, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.
What Russia used to attack Ukraine on October 14
The new Russian attack began at 6:00 p.m. (Kyiv time) on October 13.
The defenders emphasize that the enemy launched 39 missiles of various types that approached their targets along a ballistic trajectory.
Moreover, 128 Russian UAVs of various types were also used in the aerial attack.
In total, the air defense forces detected the following in Ukraine's airspace:
- 39 Iskander-M/KN-23/S-400/Zircon/Onyx missiles (launch areas: Russia's Kursk, Bryansk, Voronezh, and Rostov regions);
- 128 Shahed-type attack UAVs (including 77 jet-powered ones), Bandеrol/Dan-T, Gerbera, Italmas, and Parodiya-type decoy drones (from the directions of Millerovo and Oryol in Russia, the temporarily occupied territory of Donetsk, the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea — Hvardiiske, and the waters of the Sea of Azov).
"The main direction of the attack was Kyiv, the Kyiv region, and the Kharkiv region. The distinctive feature was the simultaneous use of different types of aerial attack assets from different directions, with a large number of ballistic missiles targeting energy facilities," the defenders emphasized.
How many targets did air defenses neutralize on October 14?
This time, aircraft, anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare and unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups of Ukraine's Defense Forces were involved in destroying enemy targets.
According to the latest data, as of 9:00 a.m., the air defense forces had managed to neutralize 119 targets:
- 4 Iskander-M/KN-23/S-400/Zircon/Onyx ballistic missiles;
- 115 enemy UAVs of various types (including 59 jet-powered ones), accounting for 90% of the total number of attack UAVs.
"According to preliminary information, as of 9:00 a.m., missile and attack UAV strikes were recorded at 22 locations, while debris from downed targets fell at 8 locations. Some of the enemy missiles did not reach their targets," the defenders added.
Earlier, RBC-Ukraine reported on the aftermath of Russia's new massive attack on Kyiv on October 14.
