Russia launched Iskander missiles, Banderolets missiles, and nearly 200 drones
On the night of September 2, Russia launched a massive strike against Ukraine using missiles and more than 170 drones. Air defense forces repelled the attack, during which the enemy used, among other things, “Iskander” and “Banderole” missiles.
The enemy used two Iskander-M ballistic missiles, launched from the temporarily occupied Crimea, as well as two X-59/69 guided air-to-ground missiles fired from airspace over the Black Sea.
In addition, Russia launched 174 attack drones at Ukraine:
Shahed—about half of them were jet-powered variants;
S8000 “Banderol”;
“Gerbera”;
“Parodia” decoy drones.
The drones flew from three directions—Orel, the temporarily occupied city of Donetsk, and Gvardeyskoye in occupied Crimea. The main targets of the attack were the Odesa and Kyiv regions.
As of 8:30 a.m., air defense forces had destroyed or neutralized 141 enemy targets—3 S8000 decoy drones “Banderole” decoy drones and 138 Shahed, “Herber,” and other types of drones.
Debris from missiles and downed drones fell in 16 locations, and debris from downed targets was recorded in four additional locations. Some of the enemy munitions did not reach their targets—the circumstances surrounding this are being clarified.
Enemy drones remain in the airspace.
Source: Ukrainian Air Force
Russian troops attacked one of the industrial facilities in the Poltava district. Rescue workers were on the scene following the enemy strike.
Over the past day, Russian troops attacked 54 settlements in the Kherson region, using strike drones, aircraft, and artillery.
In the town of Vyshneve, Bucha District, Kyiv Oblast, a fire broke out in two townhouses as a result of an attack by a Russian strike drone. Structural damage was also reported.
Over the past day, Russian troops attacked settlements in the Sumy region 62 times. One person was killed and eight others were wounded as a result of the enemy strikes.
Rescue workers extinguished fires in three warehouses that broke out following a Russian attack on the Kyiv region. Firefighters put out the blazes at all three sites.
In Kyiv and several regions, an air raid alert was issued on the evening of September 1 at 6:24 p.m. due to the threat of Russian UAVs. The Ukrainian Air Force urged citizens to immediately seek shelter or follow the “two-wall rule” if safe premises were not accessible.
Ukraine is conducting combat tests of at least four jet interceptors designed to counter Russian jet drones.
Flash reported on a new feature of the Shahid jet drones’ flight paths during attacks on Kyiv.
