Ukraine air defenses shoot down more than 450 Russian missiles and drones during overnight assault

The military reported that, starting in the evening, Russian forces launched a combined strike on critical infrastructure facilities in Ukraine. The enemy used attack drones and missiles launched from air, sea, and land.

In total, the radio-technical units of the Air Force detected and tracked 486 aerial targets — 22 missiles and 464 UAVs of various types:

• 464 attack UAVs of the Shahed, Gerbera (and other) types launched from Shatalovo, Kursk, Oryol, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk (Russia), and Hvardiiske (temporarily occupied Crimea) — about 250 of them were Shaheds;

• 4 Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles (launch area: Ryazan region);

• 7 Iskander-K cruise missiles (launch areas: Kursk region);

• 8 Kalibr cruise missiles (launched from the Black Sea);

• 3 Iskander-M ballistic missiles (launch area: Bryansk region).

"The air attack was repelled by aircraft, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare units, unmanned systems, and mobile fire groups of the Defense Forces of Ukraine," the Air Force reported.

As of 10:00, Ukrainian air defense managed to shoot down or suppress 452 aerial targets, including:

• 438 enemy drones of the Shahed and Gerbera types (and other types);

• 1 Kh-47M2 Kinzhal missile;

• 5 Iskander-K cruise missiles;

• 5 Kalibr missiles;

• 3 Iskander-M ballistic missiles.

"Missile impacts and hits from 26 attack UAVs were recorded at 15 locations, as well as the fall of downed drones (debris) at 12 locations," the report said.

Attack on Ukraine

On the night of November 25, Russia carried out two massive attacks on the capital. At around 1:00 a.m., Kyiv was targeted with dozens of Kalibr cruise missiles launched from the sea, as well as ground-launched ballistic missiles and aeroballistic Kinzhal missiles fired from MiG-31K aircraft.

In the morning, the enemy repeated the attack, again using Kinzhal and Iskander-K cruise missiles.

After the two waves of attacks, six people were killed in the capital, and more than ten were injured. Two people were killed during the night attack, and four more during the morning strike.

Also, early this morning, the Odesa region was hit by Russian drones. Several fires broke out as a result of the attack, and there were injuries.