Ukrainian air defence downs one Russian missile and 81 drones, attack rages on

Russian forces have attacked Ukraine with an Iskander-M missile and 95 Shahed, Gerbera and other types of drones since the evening of 6 January. Ukrainian air defences have managed to destroy one missile and 81 drones, but some aerial assets have reached their targets. The assault is ongoing.

Source: Ukraine's Air Force

Quote: "As of 07:30, [Ukrainian] air defence forces had destroyed or jammed 81 enemy Shahed, Gerbera and other types of drones in the country's north, centre and east. Hits by 14 UAVs had been recorded at 8 locations and the fall of downed aerial assets (debris) at 5 locations."

Details: The missile was launched from the Russian city of Taganrog, while the drones came from the Russian cities of Primorsko-Akhtarsk and Oryol as well as from Hvardiiske in temporarily occupied Crimea and occupied Donetsk.

About 60 of the UAVs were Shahed loitering munitions.

Aircraft, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare units, unmanned systems units and mobile fire groups from Ukraine's defence forces have been involved in repelling the attack.

As of the morning of 7 January, the attack is ongoing, as several Russian drones are still in Ukrainian airspace.

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