Ukraine's Air Force downed 72% of drones in Russian overnight attack on Odesa Oblast, 4 out of 11 missiles failed to reach targets
During the large-scale attack on Odesa Oblast on the night of 8-9 August, Russian forces used 11 missiles of various types, most of which were following ballistic trajectories. One missile was intercepted and three failed to reach their targets.
Source: Ukrainian Air Force; Yurii Ihnat, Head of Communications at the Ukrainian Air Force Command, in a comment to Ukrainska Pravda
Details: In addition to the missiles, the Russians used up to 100 drones of various types, including jet-powered drones and Banderol loitering munitions.
As of 08:00, Ukrainian air defence had downed 72% of the drones used against Odesa Oblast, as well as five of the six Banderol munitions.
The Air Force also reported that one of the 11 Russian missiles had been intercepted, while another three failed to reach their targets as a result of countermeasures. The locations where they came down are being established.
In a comment to Ukrainska Pravda, Ihnat explained that repelling large-scale combined attacks is extremely difficult.
Quote from Ihnat: "The enemy also uses various tactical techniques and takes the weather conditions into account.
It is extremely difficult to repel large-scale attacks when different types of missiles, particularly ballistic missiles, are used at the same time as UAVs, including jet-powered drones and Banderol-type loitering munitions."
Details: Missile and attack-drone strikes were recorded at nine locations in Odesa and Odesa Oblast.
The oblast came under another Russian missile attack in the afternoon.
As of 13:00, the Russian attack was still going on. According to Ihnat, Russian forces launched another strike from the Black Sea using air-launched missiles.
Background: In its morning report, the Air Force said Russia had attacked Odesa Oblast with Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles, Oniks anti-ship missiles and Kh-31P anti-radiation missiles, but did not specify how many missiles had been launched.
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