Russia unleashes Iskander-M missile and swarm of drones in overnight assault on Ukraine
Illustrative photo: Russia launched Iskander-M and more than 120 drones overnight (Getty Images)
On the night of May 22, Russian troops launched an Iskander-M ballistic missile and 128 drones against Ukraine. Four regions were affected by the attack, according to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).
Russians attacked Ukraine with an Iskander-M ballistic missile from the area of Taganrog, Russia; 128 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of the Shahed type and imitator drones from the directions of the Russian cities of Millerovo, Kursk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, and the temporarily occupied Crimean Chauda.
The following forces were involved in repelling the air attack:
- aviation;
- anti-aircraft missile troops;
- units of electronic warfare and unmanned systems;
- mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
As of 11 a.m. local time, air defense forces managed to neutralize a total of 112 drones in the east, north, south, and center of the country. Among them:
- 74 were shot down by firepower;
- 38 - locally lost/suppressed by electronic warfare without negative consequences.
The following areas suffered from the attack:
- Dnipropetrovsk region;
- Donetsk region;
- Kharkiv region;
- Mykolaiv region.
Attacks on Ukraine
Since the beginning of the full-scale war, Russian troops have been regularly attacking Ukraine using various types of missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles, artillery, and guided aerial bombs. Civilian infrastructure is also under attack, which poses an additional threat to ordinary citizens.
The enemy resorts to drone attacks every night. For example, on the night of May 21, Russia launched 76 Shahed drones and imitators against Ukraine.
