Russians launch 188 drones and missiles at Ukraine overnight
Illustrative photo (Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
Russian troops launched nearly 200 drones and missiles at Ukraine in a massive attack. Air defense systems shot down more than half of the targets, according to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
“On the night of November 28, the enemy attacked Ukraine with missiles of various types and attack drones,” the statement said.
How many drones and missiles Russia launched
In total, the Air Force's radio engineering troops detected 188 air targets:
- 3 S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles from the Belgorod region at the Kharkiv region;
- 57 Kh-101 cruise missiles from Tu-95MS strategic bombers, launch area - the Volgograd region;
- 28 Kalibr cruise missiles, launch area - the Black Sea;
- 3 Kh-59/69 guided missiles, launch area - airspace over the Black Sea;
- 97 Shahed UAVs and unidentified drones from the areas of Kursk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Orel, Bryansk, and Millerovo.
How many targets were shot down
The air attack was repelled by anti-aircraft missile troops, aviation, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Air Force and Defense Forces.
As of 10:30 a.m. Kyiv time, the Air Force downed:
- 76 Kh-101/Kalibr cruise missiles;
- 3 Kh-59/69 guided missiles;
- 35 Shahed attack UAVs and unidentified drones.
62 Russian drones were lost locally.
Massive strike against Ukraine
Russian troops continue their tactics of massive strikes against Ukraine, targeting the energy sector. In November 2024 alone, they massively attacked Ukraine with drones and missiles twice - on November 17 and 28.
Today, November 28, the attacks again targeted energy facilities. More than 500,000 customers in the Lviv region lost power on November 28, and more than 200,000 in the Volyn region.
Emergency blackouts were introduced in most regions. Three people were injured in the Odesa region and two in the Kyiv region as a result of the Russian attack.
Back in September, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha warned that Russia was preparing to strike Ukraine's nuclear power facilities before winter.
