Defense forces destroy 284 Russian drones and missiles

Defense forces destroy 284 Russian drones and missiles

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Air defense forces neutralized 284 of 322 Russian air attack weapons.

According to Ukrinform, this was reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Telegram.

Since 8:00 p.m. on Monday, June 9, the Russians have attacked Ukraine with 322 air attack weapons:

315 Shahed-type strike UAVs and various types of dummy drones from the directions of Kursk, Shatalovo, Orel, Millerovo, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk;

two KN-23 ballistic missiles from the Voronezh region;

five Iskander-K cruise missiles from the Kursk region.

The main target of the attack was Kyiv.

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. on Tuesday, June 10, air defense forces neutralized 284 air attack vehicles, of which 220 were shot down by firepower and 64 were lost due to location.

213 drones were shot down by firepower, and 64 were lost/suppressed by electronic warfare.

Two KN-23 missiles and five Iskander-K missiles were also neutralized.

Hits were recorded in 11 locations and debris fell in 16 locations.

Read also: Two killed, nine injured: Russian drones hit maternity hospital, clinic, vehicles in Odesa

As reported by Ukrinform, two men were killed and nine people were injured in Odessa as a result of an attack by Russian strike drones on the night of June 10.

Photo: Air Force

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