Russia strikes Ukraine with 55 drones and 4 missiles overnight: Air defense's work reported
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On the night of Friday, June 13, Russia attacked Ukraine in 9 locations with 4 ballistic missiles and 55 drones, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.
Another Russian attack lasted from 10:30 p.m. Kyiv time last night, and the main area of attack was Kharkiv, Donetsk, and Dnipropetrovsk regions.
Russia struck Ukraine with 55 Shahed drones and imitation drones of various modifications and 4 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles from the territory of Voronezh and Rostov regions of Russia.
Russian drones were launched from the directions of Kursk, Millerovo, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk.
Aviation units, anti-aircraft missile troops, mobile fire groups, electronic warfare equipment, and unmanned systems of the Ukrainian Defense Forces were involved in repelling the Russian attack.
"As of 9 a.m. Kyiv time, Ukrainian air defense neutralized 43 Russian Shahed-type UAVs (other types of drones) in the north, east, and south of the country. 28 were shot down by firepower, 15 were locally lost/suppressed by electronic warfare," Ukrainian defenders of the sky reported.
Despite the effective work of Ukrainian air defense, Russia struck 9 locations. The consequences are being clarified.
On the night of June 13, it was loud in the temporarily occupied Crimea. Residents heard a series of powerful explosions, and social media was full of reports of drone attacks and active Russian air defense. Read more about this in RBC-Ukraine's report.
