Massive Russian attack on 7 October: 161 aerial assets brought down, hits at 18 locations
The Russians launched a massive attack on Ukraine using various aerial weapons on the night of 6-7 October. The Ukrainian Air Force has said air defence has brought down 161 Russian aerial assets.
Source: Ukraine's Air Force on Facebook
Details: Since 18:00 on 6 October, the Russians have attacked Ukraine with:
- Zircon/Oniks anti-ship missiles from Russia's Rostov Oblast
- Iskander-M/S-400/KN-23 ballistic missiles from Bryansk and Voronezh oblasts, Russia
- Forty-eight air-, land- and sea-based Kh-101, Iskander-K and Kalibr cruise missiles from Russia's Vologda and Kursk oblasts and the Caspian Sea respectively
- A total of 130 Shahed-type attack drones (46 jet-powered), Gerbera UAVs and Parodiya-type decoy drones from the following areas: Oryol and Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Russia, and occupied Donetsk and Hvardiiske in occupied Crimea.
The Russian strikes are mainly targeting Kyiv, Kharkiv, Poltava and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts.
The aerial attack is being 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 intercepted 161 assets:
- Five Iskander-M/KN-23/S-400 ballistic missiles and Zircon/Oniks anti-ship missiles
- Thirty-nine Kh-101, Iskander-K and Kalibr cruise missiles (information is being gathered regarding a further six cruise missiles)
- 117 Shahed-type loitering munitions (38 jet-powered), Gerbera UAVs and drones of other types.
Strikes by Russian missiles and attack UAVs have been recorded at 18 locations and the fall of intercepted weapons (debris) at five locations.
Quote: "The attack continues, as up to 10 enemy UAVs are in the airspace. Follow safety rules!"
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