Air Defense Forces destroy 175 Russian drones and four missiles
Air Defense Forces destroyed 175 Russian drones, two Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles, and two Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles.
According to Ukrinform, the Ukrainian Air Force Command reported this on its Facebook page.
On the night of December 7 (from 6 p.m. on December 6), the enemy launched a combined strike on critical infrastructure in Ukraine using UCAVs, air- and land-based missiles.
In total, the Air Force's radio-technical troops detected and tracked 246 air attack vehicles. These included 5 ballistic missiles and 241 UAVs of various types. There were:
241 Shahed-type UCAVs, Gerbera (other types of drones) from the directions of Kursk, Orel, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk – Russian Federation, Chauda – temporarily occupied Crimea (about 150 of them – Shahed);
- 3 Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles (launch areas: Tambov region, Russian Federation);
- 2 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles (launch areas: Kursk region, Russian Federation).
The air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare, and unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
According to preliminary data, as of 9:00 a.m., Air Defense Forces shot down or suppressed 179 air targets:
- 175 enemy Shahed and Gerbera UAVs (other types of drones);
- 2 Kh-47M2 “Kinzhal” aeroballistic missiles;
- 2 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles.
Sixty-five UCAVs were recorded hitting 14 locations.
As reported by Ukrinform, a massive combined strike by Russian forces in Kremenchuk, Poltava region, resulted in interruptions to the supply of electricity, heat, and water.
Illustrative photo: Ukrainian Air Force