On the night of July 9, Russia attacked Ukraine with missiles and nearly a hundred drones
On the night of July 9, Russian troops launched yet another massive strike on Ukrainian territory. The occupiers used two Iskander-M ballistic missiles and 94 drones of various types in the attack.
Ukrainian air defense forces successfully repelled most of the air attack. In total, the defenders of the sky neutralized 72 enemy targets, preventing even more devastating consequences of the attack.
Specifically, the occupiers launched two Iskander-M ballistic missiles from occupied Crimea.
94 Shahed UAVs (including jet-powered ones), Gerbera, Italmas, and “Parody” decoy drones were launched from the following directions: Bryansk, Millerovo, Orel—Russian Federation; Gvardeyskoye—temporarily occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea; Donetsk—temporarily occupied territory.
As of 08:30, air defense forces shot down or neutralized 72 enemy UAVs of the Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas, and other types in the north, south, and east of the country.
Two ballistic missiles and 19 attack UAVs were recorded striking 13 locations, and debris from downed UAVs was found at 4 locations.
The enemy’s attack is currently ongoing, with several enemy UAVs in the airspace.
This was reported by the Air Force.
Video: The Armed Forces of Ukraine showed the process of shooting down a Russian Su-35 fighter jet.
The Ukrainian Air Force destroyed more than 57,000 enemy targets in May.
