Ukrainian air defence downs 503 Russian aerial assets, strikes recorded at 30 locations
Russia carried out a combined strike on critical infrastructure facilities on the night of 26-27 December using attack drones and air-, sea- and ground-launched missiles. Ukrainian air defence forces have downed 503 Russian aerial assets.
Source: Ukraine's Air Force on social media
Details: The main target of the attack was Kyiv Oblast.
The Air Force's air surveillance troops detected and tracked 559 aerial attack assets – 40 missiles and 519 drones of various types. These included:
- 519 attack drones, including Shahed-type drones and other UAVs launched from the cities of Kursk, Oryol, Millerovo, Shatalovo and Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia and from the settlement of Hvardiiske in occupied Crimea; about 300 of them were Shahed-type drones
- 10 Iskander-M ballistic or Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles launched from Ryazan and Bryansk oblasts in Russia
- 7 Iskander-K or Kalibr cruise missiles launched from Rostov Oblast and from the Black Sea
- 21 Kh-101 cruise missiles launched from airspace over Vologda Oblast in Russia
- 2 Kh-22 cruise missiles launched from airspace over the Black Sea
As of 13:00, air defences had shot down or suppressed 503 aerial assets:
- 474 Shahed-type drones and drones of other types
- 6 Iskander-M ballistic or Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles
- 4 Iskander-K or Kalibr cruise missiles
- 19 Kh-101 cruise missiles
The Air Force reported that hits were recorded by 10 missiles and 25 attack drones at 30 locations. Debris from downed targets fell at 16 locations.
It also said that one missile failed to reach its target. Information is being confirmed on 15 drones that disappeared from radar. Several Russian drones remain in the air.
Background: At least two people have been killed in a Russian attack on Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast. As of noon, more than 20 people had been reported injured in the capital. Damage was recorded at about a dozen civilian sites across Kyiv Oblast. A total of 14 people were injured in the oblast.
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