Russia strikes Ukraine with 85 drones and missile overnight: Air defense's work reported
Illustrative photo: Russia attacked Ukraine with drones and ballistic missiles at night (Getty Images)
On the night of June 11, Russian troops attacked Ukraine with 85 Shahed-type drones and various types of imitation drones and an Iskander-M ballistic missile, according to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Russia attacked Ukraine from 6 directions: Kursk, Orel, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, and from the temporarily occupied Crimea - from the Chouda and Hvardiyske areas. Russia fired an Iskander-M ballistic missile from the territory of the Kursk region of Russia.
The main areas of Russian attack this time were Ukraine's Kharkiv, Donetsk, and Odesa regions.
Russia's air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare, and unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
According to preliminary data, as of 8 a.m. Kyiv time, Ukrainian air defense neutralized 49 Russian drones, 40 of which were shot down by firepower, and another 9 were lost or suppressed by electronic warfare.
"Russia's air attack vehicles hit in 14 locations, the downed drones fell in 2 locations," the Ukrainian military said.
Russian attack on Ukraine on June 11
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As a result of the Russian strikes on Kharkiv, houses were damaged, and there were killed and dozens of wounded.
In the Odesa region, Russians damaged country houses, outbuildings, and cars with drones.
