Air Defense Forces destroy 442 Russian drones, 34 Kh-101 missiles, and seven Kalibr missiles
The Air Defense Forces destroyed 442 Russian drones, 34 Kh-101 cruise missiles, and seven Kalibr missiles.
According to Ukrinform, the Ukrainian Air Force reported this on Telegram.
Starting at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 18, the Russians attacked critical infrastructure in Ukraine using UCAVs and surface-to-air and air-to-air missiles.
In total, the Air Force's Radio-Technical Troops detected and tracked 524 air attack vehicles – 48 missiles and 476 UAVs of various types:
- 476 Shahed and Gerbera UCAVs (other types of drones) were launched from the directions of Shatalovo, Kursk, Orel, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk (Russian Federation), and Hvardiiske (temporarily occupied Crimea). About 300 of them were Shahed drones.
- 40 Kh-101 cruise missiles (launch areas: Vologda and Astrakhan regions);
- Seven Kalibr cruise missiles (from the Black Sea);
- One Iskander-M ballistic missile (launch area: Rostov region).
The Russians primarily targeted the Lviv, Ternopil, and Kharkiv regions.
The air attack was repelled by the Ukrainian Defense Forces' aviation, anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare units, and unmanned systems, as well as mobile fire groups.
According to preliminary data, as of 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 19, Air Defense Forces shot down/jammed 483 air targets:
- 442 drones;
- 34 Kh-101 cruise missiles;
- Seven Kalibr cruise missiles.
Seven missiles and 34 strike UAVs were recorded hitting 14 locations, and debris from downed targets was recorded at six locations.
The attack continues, with several enemy UAVs flying in the airspace.
As reported by Ukrinform, 10 people were killed and 37 wounded, including 12 children, in Ternopil as a result of the Russian attack on November 19.
Photo: Air Force