Russia attacks Ukraine with 426 aerial assets, air defences intercept most but hits reported
Russian forces conducted a large-scale combined strike on Ukraine's critical infrastructure using drones and air- and ground-launched missiles on the night of 23-24 March. Ukraine's air defences have downed 390 out of 426 aerial assets.
Source: Ukraine's Air Force
Details: In total, Ukrainian air surveillance troops detected 426 aerial assets:
- 7 Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles (launched from Russia's Kursk Oblast and temporarily occupied parts of Donetsk Oblast)
- 8 Kh-101 cruise missiles (launched from airspace over the Caspian Sea)
- 5 Iskander-K cruise missiles (launched from Russia's Bryansk Oblast)
- 4 Kh-59/69/31 air-to-surface missiles (launched from Russia's Kursk Oblast and temporarily occupied parts of Donetsk Oblast);
- 392 Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas types and other types of drones launched from the Russian cities of Bryansk, Kursk, Oryol, Shatalovo, Millerovo and Primorsko-Akhtarsk as well as Hvardiiske in temporarily occupied Crimea.
About 250 of the UAVs were Shahed loitering munitions.
Early reports indicated that as of 09:00, Ukrainian air defence forces had destroyed or jammed 390 aerial assets, namely 25 missiles and 365 drones:
- 18 Kh-101 cruise missiles
- 5 Iskander-K cruise missiles
- 2 Kh-59/69/31 air-to-surface missiles
- 365 drones of various types.
Hits by 6 missiles and 27 UAVs had been recorded at 22 locations and the fall of downed aerial assets (debris) at 10 locations.
Information regarding three Russian missiles is still being confirmed.
Quote: "The attack is ongoing, as several enemy drones are still in Ukrainian airspace. Please observe safety measures!"
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