Air Defense Forces shot down 25 Russian missiles and 365 drones of various types.
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Air Defense Forces shot down 25 Russian missiles and 365 drones of various types.
According to Ukrinform, the Ukrainian Air Force reported this on Telegram.
Starting at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, March 23, the Russians launched a combined strike on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure using combat drones, air-launched missiles, and ground-based missiles.
In total, the Air Force’s electronic warfare units detected 426 air weapons:
seven Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles (launched from the Kursk region and the temporarily occupied territory of the Donetsk region);
18 Kh-101 cruise missiles (launched from airspace over the Caspian Sea);
Five Iskander-K cruise missiles (launched from the Bryansk region);
Four Kh-59/69/31 guided air-to-ground missiles (launched from the Kursk region and the temporarily occupied territory of the Donetsk region);
392 Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas, and other types of UCAVs from the following directions: Bryansk, Kursk, Orel, Shatalovo, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, as well as Hvardiiske in the temporarily occupied Crimea. About 250 of the drones are Shahed-type.
The air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare, unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
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According to preliminary data, as of 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 24, Air Defense Forces shot down or intercepted 390 targets. These include 25 missiles and 365 drones of various types:
18 Kh-101 cruise missiles;
Five Iskander-K cruise missiles;
Two Kh-59/69 guided air-to-ground missiles;
365 drones.
Six missiles and 27 UCAVs struck 22 locations, and debris from downed drones was found at 10 locations.
Information regarding three missiles is being verified.
The attack is ongoing, with several enemy drones in the airspace.
As reported by Ukrinform, in the Poltava community, two people were killed, and 11 were injured as a result of a massive Russian airstrike.
Russian forces also launched a massive strike on Zaporizhzhia using drones and missiles. One person was killed, and five were wounded.
Photo: AFU General Staff