Iryna Pohorila10:14, 24.04.25
On the night of April 24, the Russian occupiers carried out a combined strike on Ukraine with various types of air-, ground-, and sea-based missiles, as well as Shahed-type strike UAVs and other types of simulator drones.
This was reported by the Air Force. “The main direction of the strike is the capital of Ukraine, the city of Kyiv,” the report states.
In total, the radio engineering troops of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine detected and tracked 215 enemy air targets:
- 11 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles (launch areas – Bryansk, Voronezh, Kursk regions of the Russian Federation);
- 37 Kh-101 cruise missiles from Tu-95MS strategic bombers (launch area – Saratov region);
- 6 Iskander-K cruise missiles (launch area – Donetsk region);
- 12 Kalibr cruise missiles (from the Black Sea);
- 4 Kh-59/Kh-69 guided aircraft missiles from tactical aircraft (launch area – Belgorod region);
- 145 Shahed strike UAVs/simulator drones of various types (from the Bryansk, Millerovo, Kursk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk regions – Russian Federation; Chauda – Crimea).
The Air Force added that aviation, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare equipment, and mobile fire groups of the Air Force and Defense Forces of Ukraine were involved in repelling the enemy air attack.
“According to preliminary data, as of 10:00, the downing of 112 air targets has been confirmed,” the Air Force detailed.
In particular, the following were shot down:
- 7 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles;
- 31 X-101 cruise missiles;
- 6 Kalibr cruise missiles;
- 4 Kh-59/Kh-69 guided aircraft missiles;
- 64 Shahed attack UAVs.
In addition, 68 enemy drone simulators were lost in location (without negative consequences).
Aviation, including F-16 and Mirage fighter pilots, took an active part in repelling the attack. Ukrainian pilots shot down dozens of air targets.
The Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zhytomyr, Zaporizhia, and Khmelnytskyi regions were affected by the Russian attack.
The Air Force continues to perform tasks to protect the state’s airspace.
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