Russia attacks Ukraine with two Iskander missiles and 130 drones overnight

Roman Petrenko - 30 August, 08:46

A launcher vehicle for the Iskander short-range ballistic missile system. Photo: TASS

Russia attacked Ukraine with two Iskander-M ballistic missiles and 130 drones of various types on the night of 29-30 August. Hits were recorded at 13 locations.

Source: Ukraine's Air Force

Details: Russian forces launched two Iskander-M ballistic missiles from Russia's Kursk Oblast and 130 Shahed and Gerbera loitering munitions, S8000 Banderol drone missiles and Parodiya decoy drones. Most of the drones were jet-powered.

Early reports indicate that Ukrainian air defences shot down or jammed 125 Russian drones.

The Air Force recorded hits by Russian weapons at 13 locations, and debris from downed assets landed at four locations.

In addition, some Russian assets failed to reach their targets, and information about them is being confirmed.

The attack was still ongoing at the time of publication.

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