On the night of Sunday, May 25, the military of the aggressor country of the russian federation launched a combined strike on Ukraine using 367 enemy air attack vehicles. This is 103 units more than the russians used on the night of May 24. This is stated in the message of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Thus, this time the russians launched on Ukraine:
- 9 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles (launch area - Kursk Oblast - russia);
- 55 air and sea-based cruise missiles Kh-101, Kalibr from strategic aviation aircraft Tu-95, Tu-160 (launch areas - Saratov Oblast, Black Sea waters);
- 1 Kh-22 cruise missile from a Tu-22M3 aircraft (from the airspace over the Black Sea);
- 4 Kh-59/69 guided aircraft missiles from tactical aircraft (launches from the northern direction);
- 298 Shahed attack UAVs and simulator drones of various types from the following directions: Bryansk, Millerovo, Kursk, Oryol, Primorsko-Akhtarsk - russian federation.
Aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare and unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups of the Defense Forces of Ukraine were involved in repelling the air attack.
How air defense worked on night of June 25. Infographics: Air Force
According to preliminary data, as of 09:00 am, the air defense shot down 45 Kh-101 and Kalibr cruise missiles, and 2 Kh-59/69 missiles were lost in location.
Also, as a result of combat operations, 266 enemy Shahed UAVs and drones of other types were neutralized in the east, north, south, west and center of the country. 139 were shot down by fire weapons, 127 were lost/suppressed by electronic warfare.
The Ukrainian Air Defense Forces said that most regions of Ukraine were affected by the enemy attack. Enemy air attack weapons were hit in 22 locations, as well as the fall of downed cruise missiles and strike UAVs in 15 locations.
Also, as a result of the russian attack, there were deaths and injuries, including children.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, on the night of Sunday, May 25, the military of the aggressor country of russia attacked Kyiv with strike UAVs and missiles. There are injuries and destruction in several areas of the capital.
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