Russia launches 166 drones and missiles in overnight attack on Ukraine
Ukraine's air defenses respond to the overnight Russian attack (photo: Getty Images)
Russia launched more than 150 attack drones and missiles at Ukraine overnight. Strikes were recorded at dozens of locations across the country, according to a report by the Ukrainian Air Force.
Where the drones were launched from
The enemy used two types of weapons: Kh-59/69 guided air-launched missiles fired from Russia's Voronezh region and 166 attack drones.
The drones included Shaheds (including jet-powered variants), Gerbera, Italmas, Banderol loitering munitions, and Parodiya decoy drones.
Launches were carried out from Oryol, Kursk, Bryansk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Millerovo, as well as from the temporarily occupied parts of the Donetsk region and Crimea.
The Air Force deployed aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, unmanned systems, and mobile fire groups of the Defense Forces.
According to preliminary data as of 8:00 a.m., 146 enemy drones — including Shaheds, Gerbera, Italmas, and other types — were shot down or suppressed.
Seventeen attack drones and two missiles reached their targets. Impacts were recorded at 18 locations. Debris from downed drones fell at another eight locations.
As of the morning, enemy drones remained in the airspace.
Meanwhile, details of the attack on the Kharkiv region have emerged. During the night of June 9, five people were killed, and three others were injured in strikes on Chuhuiv. About eight apartment buildings and more than 10 private houses were damaged.
Earlier, it became known that Ukrainian interceptor drones had learned to autonomously destroy Shahed drones, with the system automating 95% of the target engagement process.
The development has already been tested in combat conditions in the Kharkiv region, and preparations are underway to scale up production.
