Russian overnight strike targeted airfield - Ukraine's Air Force
Photo: Yuriy Ignat, Head of the Communications Department of the Ukrainian Air Force Command (Getty Images)
During the overnight strike, one of the main targets for the enemy was an airfield. Recently, Russian forces have been attempting more precision attacks, RBC-Ukraine reports, citing Yuriy Ignat, Head of the Communications Department of the Ukrainian Air Force Command.
According to Ihnat, Russian forces launched just over 300 Shahed UAVs at Ukraine and air defense systems successfully shot down most of them.
The Head of the Communications Department of the Ukrainian Air Force Command also noted that there were certain consequences from Kinzhal missile strikes, though far from all of them reached their targets.
"Local authorities have already reported - and we released an official statement - this concerns Volyn and the airfield (which was the main focus of the strike – ed.), as well as several enterprises in that direction. We see that the enemy has recently been directing its aerial attack assets more precisely. Yes, other regions were also targeted, including the Zhytomyr region," the Ukrainian military said.
Overnight attack on Ukraine on July 9
On the night of July 9, Russian terrorists launched the largest combined strike on Ukraine, deploying 741 aerial attack assets:
- 728 Shahed UAVs and decoy drones;
- seven Kh-101/"Iskander-K" cruise missiles;
- six Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles.
According to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, air defense units eliminated 718 enemy aerial targets.
Find out more about the attack on Lutsk in our material on the topic.
