Russia attacks Ukraine with 140 drones and four missiles: air defences downs 112 drones and three missiles

Russia attacked Ukraine with 140 drones and four missiles on the night of 25-26 October. Air defence forces have downed 112 drones and three Kh-59/69 missiles. Impacts have been recorded at 15 locations.

Source: Ukraine's Air Force

Details: Russian forces launched one Kh-31P anti-radiation missile and three Kh-59/69 air-to-surface missiles from Russian-occupied parts of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts.

They also deployed 140 Shahed (70 jet-powered) and Gerbera attack drones and Parodiya decoy UAVs. The drones were launched from the Russian cities of Oryol, Kursk, Shatalovo and Millerovo as well as Hvardiiske in temporarily occupied Crimea.

Quote: "As of 08:00, [Ukrainian] air defence forces had destroyed or jammed three Kh-59/69 air-to-surface missiles and 112 Shahed (56 jet-powered), Gerbera and other types of drones."

Details: Hits by aerial assets have been recorded at 15 locations and the fall of downed aerial assets (debris) at four locations.

Aircraft, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare assets, unmanned systems units and mobile fire groups from Ukraine's defence forces have been involved in repelling the attack.

The Air Force reported that the attack was ongoing, as several Russian drones were still in the airspace.

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