Russia's overnight barrage with Zircon and Kh-101 missiles — How many were intercepted
Illustrative photo: Russian army launches combined strike on Ukraine (GettyImages)
Last night, the Russian army carried out a combined strike on Ukraine. The enemy used cruise missiles, ballistic weapons and attack drones launched from multiple directions, according to the Air Force.
What the enemy used in the attack
According to the Air Force, the enemy launched:
- 2 Zircon missiles from temporarily occupied Crimea;
- 21 Kh-101 cruise missiles from the Caspian Sea;
- 16 Kalibr cruise missiles from the Black Sea;
- 408 attack drones of various types, including about 250 Shahed drones.
The main directions of the strike were Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Rivne and Vinnytsia regions.
Air defense results
The air assault was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare units, unmanned systems units and mobile fire groups.
As of 10:30 a.m., the Defense Forces had shot down or suppressed 406 targets:
- 14 Kh-101 missiles;
- 10 Kalibr missiles;
- 382 drones of various types.
Information on two more missiles is being уточнюється. Thirteen missiles and 21 attack drones hit 19 locations. Debris from downed UAVs fell in three additional areas.
Attack on Ukraine on February 7
Today, Russia carried out another combined attack on Ukraine, with western regions as the main target. In particular, Russian forces launched a massive strike on key energy infrastructure facilities.
