Russia hits Ukraine with 550 drones and missiles overnight, Kyiv hit hardest
Illustrative photo: Russia launched 550 drones and missiles overnight, with Kyiv as the main target (Getty Images)
On the night of July 4, Russian forces launched 550 aerial attack assets against Ukraine, with Kyiv being the primary target, reports the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).
Weapons used in the attack:
- 539 attack UAVs of the Shahed type and decoy drones, launched from Russian cities including Shatalovo, Oryol, Bryansk, Millerovo, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk — over 330 of them were confirmed Shaheds;
- 1 Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missile launched from the airspace over the Lipetsk region;
- 6 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles from the Bryansk region;
- 4 Iskander-K cruise missiles from the Kursk and Voronezh regions.
Kyiv was the primary target of the attack.
Ukraine’s defense involved:
- Air Force aviation;
- Anti-aircraft missile units;
- Electronic warfare (EW) and drone warfare units;
- Mobile fire teams of the Defense Forces.
As of 8 a.m. Kyiv time, a total of 478 enemy air attack assets were neutralized, including:
- 270 shot down by firepower (268 drones and 2 Iskander-K missiles);
- 208 lost from radar tracking (presumed downed or otherwise neutralized).
Enemy weapons hit eight locations, resulting in direct strikes by 9 missiles and 63 drones. Debris from intercepted weapons fell in 33 locations.
July 4 attack on Ukraine
Since the start of the full-scale invasion, Russia has regularly conducted massive bombardments across Ukraine using various types of missiles, drones, artillery, and guided aerial bombs (FABs). Civilian infrastructure is often targeted, posing a severe threat to non-combatants.
Nearly every night, Russia launches drones, occasionally executing large-scale, multi-vector attacks.
As a result of today's attack, 23 people in Kyiv were injured, and many of them were hospitalized. For more details on the strike against the capital, see RBC-Ukraine's full report.
