Ukrainian Air Defense Forces down 92 Russian air targets attacking Ukraine
Photo: Ukrainian Air Defense Forces shot down 55 drones and 37 missiles on the night of March 22 (RBC-Ukraine collage)
Russia launched over 150 drones and missiles of various types over Ukraine this night. Ukrainian Air Defense Forces shot down 55 Shaheds and 37 missiles, according to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In total, the Russian occupiers launched:
- 63 Shaheds (from Primorsko-Akhtarsk district of Russia);
- 12 Iskander-M ballistic missiles (Belgorod region of Russia and Crimea);
- 40 Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles (from 13 Tu-95MS strategic bombers - the Caspian Sea area);
- 5 Kh-22 cruise missiles (from five Tu-22M3 bombers - Rostov Region of Russia);
- 7 Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles (from the Tambov Region of Russia);
- 2 Kh-59 guided air missiles (from temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia region);
- 22 S-300/S-400 anti-aircraft guided missiles (Belgorod, Kursk regions of Russia).
Air Defense Forces of Ukraine destroyed 92 air targets, 55 drones, 35 Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles, and two Kh-59 guided air missiles.
Russian massive attack on Ukraine
On the night of March 22, Russian invaders massively attacked Ukraine. The energy was under Russian attack. In particular, the Russians hit the Dnipro HPP, there is a threat of a blackout at the Zaporizhzhia NPP.
The situation in Kharkiv is difficult, the city left without electricity, and there are problems with the Internet, water, and electric transport is not working.
Problems with light occurred in the Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, Sumy, Odesa, and Khmelnytskyi regions. Critical infrastructure facilities in the Ivano-Frankivsk, Vinnytsia, and Mykolaiv regions were also attacked.
Read about the consequences of the Russian massive attack on Ukraine in the RBC-Ukraine report.
