Russia strikes Ukraine with 80 drones and missile: Air defense's work reported
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On the night of November 4 (from 7 p.m. Kyiv time on November 3), Russian troops launched a large-scale attack on the territory of Ukraine. In particular, Russia launched an Iskander-M ballistic missile at the Dnipropetrovsk region, according to the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
In addition, the Russians attacked the Kharkiv region with guided aerial bombs and launched 80 Shahed and unspecified attack drones from the directions of Bryansk, Kursk, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk.
Russian attack was repelled thanks to the coordinated work of anti-aircraft missile troops, aviation, electronic warfare units, mobile fire groups of the Air Force, and the Defense Forces of Ukraine.
As of 8:30 a.m. Kyiv time, it was confirmed that 50 Russin drones were destroyed in Kyiv, Sumy, Odesa, Kherson, Mykolaiv, Zhytomyr, Cherkasy, Chernihiv and Kirovohrad regions.
In addition, 27 drones were lost at various sites across Ukraine.
Russian night attack on Ukraine
On the night of November 4, explosions were heard in the Kyiv region as air defense systems targeted Russian drones.
An air raid alert was also announced in the capital. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that the wreckage of the downed Russian drones fell in Obolonskyi and Desnianskyi districts, mostly in open areas.
According to his information, in the Desnianskyi district, the debris caused a fire in Muromets Park, while in the Obolonskyi district, the fire was preliminarily reported to have started on the waterfront.
