Russia attacks Ukraine with 50 missiles and nearly 300 drones
Russian forces carried out a combined strike on critical infrastructure facilities across Ukraine on the night of 21-22 February. The Ukrainian Air Force recorded 345 aerial attack assets, including 33 missiles and 274 UAVs that were shot down or jammed.
Source: Ukraine's Air Force
Details: The main areas targeted were Kyiv, Odesa, Kirovohrad and Poltava oblasts.
In particular, Russian forces launched:
- 4 Zircon anti-ship missiles (2 shot down or jammed)
- 22 Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles (8 shot down or jammed)
- 18 Kh-101 cruise missiles (17 shot down or jammed)
- 2 Iskander-K cruise missiles (2 shot down or jammed)
- 4 Kh-59/69 guided air-to-surface missiles (2 shot down or jammed)
- 297 UAVs (274 shot down or jammed)
The Air Force reported that 14 missiles and 23 attack UAVs hit 14 locations. Debris from downed UAVs fell at five locations.
Information regarding several other Russian missiles is being clarified.
Background: Energy infrastructure was damaged in Mykolaiv as a result of a morning Shahed drone attack on 22 February.
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