Russian forces launch Iskander missile and 172 drones, Ukrainian air defence intercepts 147 UAVs
Ukraine’s air defences intercepted 147 drones during a Russian attack, with strikes confirmed at eight locations.
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Mobile fire group. Stock photo: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Russian forces have attacked Ukraine with an Iskander-M ballistic missile and 172 drones since the evening of 16 April. Ukrainian air defence has destroyed or jammed 147 UAVs, while strikes from the missile and 20 drones have been recorded at eight locations.
Quote:"As of 08:00, [Ukrainian] air defence forces had destroyed or jammed 114714 Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas and other types of drones in the country's north, south and east.
Hits by 1 ballistic missile and 20 UAVs had been recorded at 8 locations and the fall of downed aerial assets (debris) at 4 locations."
Details:The Iskander-M ballistic missile was launched from temporarily occupied Crimea, while the drones came from the Russian cities of Bryansk, Kursk, Oryol, Millerovo and Primorsko-Akhtarsk as well as from Hvardiiske in Crimea. About 120 of the UAVs were Shahed loitering munitions.
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.