Ukrainian air defenses intercept 12 missiles, 31 strike drones overnight

Ukrainian air defenses intercept 12 missiles, 31 strike drones overnight

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Russian invaders attacked Ukraine with 14 air-launched missiles and 31 strike drones on the night of May 25 to 26.

Ukrainian Air Force Commander Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk announced this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.

The invaders attacked Ukraine with two Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic ballistic missiles launched from MiG-31K aircraft in Russia's Tambov region, 12 Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles launched from Tu-95MS strategic bombers in the Saratov region, and 31 Shahed-131/136 strike drones launched from Primorsko-Akhtarsk and Yeysk, Russia, and Cape Chauda, Crimea.

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The anti-aircraft missile units, fighter aircraft and electronic warfare units of the Ukrainian Air Force and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces shot down 12 Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles and 31 Shahed-131/136 strike drones.

The enemy targets were destroyed in the Mykolaiv, Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, Zaporizhzhia, Khmelnytskyi, Kirovohrad, Vinnytsia and Chernihiv regions.

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