Russia launches 153 drones and Banderol missiles at Ukraine overnight: Air Force report
Photo: Air defense forces shot down 119 enemy drones overnight (Getty Images)
On the night of October 25, Russian forces attacked Ukraine with strike drones and Banderol missiles. Air defense forces shot down most of the enemy drones, but some strikes still hit their targets, according to a report by the Ukrainian Air Force.
Overnight, Russia attacked Ukraine with 153 strike drones, including Shahed-type drones (92 of them jet-powered), S8000 Banderol/Dan-T drones, Gerbera drones, and Parodiya decoy drones. They were launched from the following directions: Bryansk, Oryol, Kursk, Millerovo in Russia, the temporarily occupied part of the Donetsk region, and Hvardiiske in temporarily occupied Crimea.
According to preliminary data, as of 08:00 am Kyiv time, air defense forces had shot down or suppressed 119 enemy drones, including Shahed-type drones (64 of them jet-powered), Gerbera drones, and other types of drones.
Hits by enemy aerial attack weapons were recorded at 15 locations, while debris from downed targets fell at nine locations.
On the night of October 25, Russia attacked Vinnytsia and the surrounding region with drones. The attack caused damage and a partial blackout.
Russian forces also struck a shopping mall in Kharkiv, injuring rescue workers. Several local public channels report that the last Epicentr hypermarket in the city was targeted.
