Ukrainian forces thwart primary Russian missile and drone onslaught
The Ukrainian military has successfully combated Russian air attacks. "Ukrainian forces shot down a challenging-to-intercept Iskander-M ballistic missile and nearly 80 out of 126 Russian military strike drones," reported the Ukrainian Air Force Staff on Tuesday morning.
By 1 AM (3 AM in Poland), the downing of an Iskander-M ballistic missile and 79 Shahed and other types of unmanned strike drones in the Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Chernihiv, Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Vinnytsia, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Odesa, and Kherson regions had been confirmed.
"Russian forces launched an Iskander-M missile from the vicinity of Taganrog in the southwest of their country. The drones were launched from the areas around the cities of Oryol, Shatalovo, Millerovo, Kursk, Bryansk, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk," announced the statement.
Russian side's losses
As a result of Ukrainian defence actions, 35 drones were neutralised using electronic warfare. Despite this, Russian attacks caused damage in the Donetsk, Odesa, Kharkiv, and Kyiv regions.
"At least two people were injured as a result of the drone strikes," the statement added.
