Russia’s record drone and missile attack on Ukraine: Air defense performance detailed
Illustrative photo: Russia launched a record number of drones at Ukraine (Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
Russia launched a record number of drones at Ukraine during the night of September 7 — 805 UAVs. The Russian army also carried out missile strikes, according to the Ukrainian Air Force Command on Telegram.
The Ukrainian Air Force’s radio-technical troops detected a total of 818 aerial attack targets:
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805 Shahed attack drones and various types of decoy UAVs from the directions of Kursk, Bryansk, Millerovo, Oryol, Shatalovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk (Russia), Hvardiiske, and Chauda (Crimea);
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9 Iskander-K cruise missiles from the Kursk region;
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4 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles from Crimea.
The attack was countered by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, UAV units, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
Air defense systems shot down 751 enemy targets — 747 Shahed and decoy drones of various types, as well as 4 Iskander-K cruise missiles.
"Impacts of 9 missiles and 56 attack UAVs were recorded at 37 locations, with debris from downed drones falling at 8 locations," the report states.
The Ukrainian Air Force warns that the enemy attack is ongoing, with several drones still in the airspace.
For reference, in July, Russia launched 728 drones at Ukraine. At that time, air defense forces shot down 303 drones, while 415 were lost to location tracking.
Attack on Ukraine
Last night, Russia struck several Ukrainian cities with drones and missiles. Kyiv, Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih, and Kremenchuk were targeted.
In Kyiv, hits were recorded on residential high-rises. For the first time since February 2022, the Russian forces attacked the Cabinet of Ministers building. The Kyiv strikes killed two people and injured 18.
In Kremenchuk, the enemy hit a bridge over the Dnipro River, which is under the management of Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian railways).
Read more about the aftermath of the attack in the RBC-Ukraine report.
