Ukraine's air defence downs Oniks missile and 113 other Russian assets, hits recorded at 22 locations

Russia attacked Ukraine with Oniks anti-ship missiles, guided air-launched missiles and attack drones on the night of 23-24 August. Air defence forces have downed 114 Russian assets.

Source: Ukraine's Air Force Command on Facebook

Details: Russia launched 2 Oniks missiles from temporarily occupied Crimea, 6 Kh-31P and Kh-59 air-launched missiles from airspace over Black Sea waters and 143 Shahed, one-third of them jet-powered, Gerbera attack UAVs and S8000 Banderol missiles, as well as Parodiya-type decoy drones, from the directions of Kursk, Millerovo, Oryol and Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia, temporarily occupied Donetsk and Hvardiiske in temporarily occupied Crimea.

The main direction of the Russian attack was Odesa Oblast.

The aerial attack was repelled by aircraft, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare assets, unmanned systems units and mobile fire groups from Ukraine's defence forces.

Early reports indicate that as of 09:00, air defence had shot down or jammed an Oniks anti-ship missile, 2 Kh-31P and Kh-59 air-launched missiles, 2 S8000 Banderol missiles and 109 Russian drones of various types in the south, north and east of the country.

Hits were recorded at 22 locations, while downed assets or debris crashed at five locations.

In addition, some Russian missiles failed to reach their targets, and further details are still being clarified.

Quote: "The attack is ongoing, with several enemy UAVs still in the airspace. Follow safety rules."

Background: On the morning of 24 August, Russian forces carried out a large-scale attack on Odesa Oblast, with fires raging at two shopping centres belonging to Epicentr, a chain of home improvement superstores, in Odesa.

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