Russian attack on Ukraine: Air defense downs 5 missiles and 24 drones
Illustrative photo (Getty Images)
Russian forces attacked Ukraine with missiles and drones again on the night of June 12. The air defense managed to intercept all but one Iskander-M missile, according to the Commander of the Air Force, Mykola Oleshchuk.
"On the night of June 12, 2024, the occupiers launched a missile and air strike on Ukraine, using both air and ground-based missiles, as well as strike UAVs," he said.
According to his data, the Russians used a total of 30 aerial attack weapons:
- 4 Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles from Tu-95 MS strategic aircraft (launch area: Saratov region, Russia);
- 1 Iskander-M ballistic missile (from the territory of Crimea);
- 1 Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missile (from the airspace of Tambov region, Russia);
- 24 Shahed-131/136 fighter UAVs (launch area – Yeysk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Russia).
Air defense response
Anti-aircraft missile units of the Air Force, mobile fire groups, and electronic warfare systems of Ukraine's Defense Forces were deployed to repel the enemy's aerial attack.
As a result of the anti-air battle, 29 aerial targets were shot down:
- 1 Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missile;
- 4 Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles;
- 24 Shahed-131/136 fighter UAVs.
- The air defense operated in the Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Poltava, Kharkiv, and Vinnytsia regions.
Russian shelling of Ukraine
On the night of June 12, Russian forces launched a massive attack on Ukraine, using drones and missiles. A large-scale air raid alert was declared across Ukraine.
Explosions were heard in Kyiv and Odesa. At the moment, it is known that a fire broke out at an industrial facility in the Kyiv region, injuring one person.
