Russia strikes with drones and missiles: Ukraine's military shares details
Photo: The Armed Forces of Ukraine revealed details of the Russian night attack (Getty Images)
Russian forces attacked the territory of Ukraine overnight with strike drones and ballistic missiles. Most of the enemy targets were destroyed by air defense forces, according to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
“On the night of October 1, the enemy attacked with 49 strike drones of the Shahed type, Gerbera, and other types of UAVs from the directions of Millerovo, Bryansk (RF), and Chauda – temporarily occupied Crimea,” the Air Force stated.
The enemy also used an Oniks anti-ship missile from temporarily occupied Crimea, as well as four Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles launched from Russia’s Oryol region.
The air attack was repelled by aviation, electronic warfare, and unmanned systems units, as well as mobile fire groups of the Defense Forces of Ukraine.
According to preliminary data, as of 9:30 a.m. (Kyiv time), air defense destroyed or suppressed 44 enemy drones in the north, east, and center of the country. Five missile and drone strikes were recorded at six locations.
Russian strikes on Ukraine
Russian forces struck the Chernihiv region with an Iskander. As a result of the attack, a man was killed and vehicles were damaged. Agricultural enterprise equipment came under fire: one vehicle was destroyed and another damaged.
Explosions also occurred overnight in Kyiv and the region, as well as in the Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions.
Russia also carried out a massive strike on the town of Bobrovytsia in the Chernihiv region, causing damage to energy infrastructure. More than 26,000 in Bobrovytsia and nearby settlements were left without power. Energy workers are currently working to restore the electricity supply.
