Russia strikes Ukraine with 2 missiles and 138 drones overnight
Illustrative photo: Air defense forces shot down 114 drones (Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
On the night of December 4, Russia once again attacked Ukraine with Iskander-M missiles and 138 drones. Ukrainian air defense forces shot down most of the drones, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.
According to the Ukrainian military, from 6 p.m. Kyiv time on December 3 to the morning of December 4, Russia attacked with two Iskander-M ballistic missiles from the Rostov region of Russia and occupied Crimea, as well as 138 Shahed and Gerbera strike drones and other types of drones from the following directions: Oryol, Kursk, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Bryansk, and Crimea. About 85 of them were Shahed drones.
Russian air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare, and unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
According to preliminary data, as of 09:00, air defense forces shot down/suppressed 114 enemy Shahed, Gerbera, and other types of drones in the north, south, and east of the country.
Ballistic missiles and 24 strike drones were recorded hitting 14 locations.
Russian strikes on Ukraine
On the night of December 4, the Russians attacked Odesa with strike drones. An administrative building and high-rise buildings were damaged, and there were casualties.
On the evening of December 3, Russians struck Sloviansk with aerial bombs. 8 people have been injured, including 2 children.
Russians also struck Kryvyi Rih with an Iskander-M ballistic missile, damaging high-rise buildings, and a 3-year-old child was among the wounded.
On the night of December 3, Russia attacked Ukraine with 111 drones. Ukrainian air defense forces shot down most of the drones.
In particular, Russian drones attacked the Dnipropetrovsk region. 2 people were killed in the Russian strikes, and 3 more wounded were hospitalized.
