During a Russian attack in the night to Thursday, the Ukrainian Air Force said it intercepted 94 targets. According to the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Russia used Iskander-M, KN-23 and S-400 ballistic missiles as well as the Zirkon anti-ship missile, plus 123 combat drones. The Air Force did not state the number of missiles, as the news outlet pravda.com.ua reports.
According to the reports, the attack began on Wednesday at 18:00. The missiles were launched from the Russian regions of Bryansk, Voronezh and Kursk, pravda.com.ua reports, citing the Air Force. The drones were of the Shahed, Gerbera, S8000 Banderol/Danj-T types as well as Parodija-type decoys. 73 of the drones were jet-powered. They were launched from the direction of Orel, Kursk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk and Millerovo as well as from occupied Donetsk and from Hvardiiske in occupied Crimea.
According to the Air Force, as of 8:00 in the morning, five Banderol/Dan-T drones and 89 other drones had been shot down or suppressed, including 51 jet-powered Shaheds. Several combat drones were still in the air, and the combat operation continued. Hits by the attack means were recorded at 17 locations, and falling debris from downed targets at 18 locations. According to Ukrainska Pravda, aircraft, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare and drone systems units as well as mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian defence forces were involved in the defence.
The Ukrainian outlet Rubryka also reports that six communities in the Zhytomyr region were attacked with drones during the night: Korosten, Vilshanka, Chudniv, Ruzhyn, Berdychiv and Zhytomyr. One person was injured, and three residential buildings, two commercial buildings as well as energy and transport infrastructure facilities were damaged. The Rivne region was also a target of attacks on energy infrastructure, businesses and residential areas; locations in the Rivne and Sarny districts, including Kostopil, were without power. According to the regional administration and civil protection, there were no deaths, and the consequences of the attacks were cleared. Rubryka also reports that Kyiv was attacked with ballistic missiles during the night; after an air alert was declared, explosions were heard in the city, including again around 01:25.
