On the night of Friday, August 15, the russian troops launched two Iskander-M ballistic missiles and 97 drones over the territory of Ukraine, and the air defense forces managed to neutralize 63 drones.
This was announced by the press service of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the Telegram channel, Ukrainian News Agency reports.
It is noted that on the night of August 15 (from 07:30 pm on August 14), the enemy attacked Ukraine with two Iskander-M ballistic missiles from the Voronezh and Bryansk Oblasts of the russian federation, as well as 97 Shahed strike UAVs and simulator drones of various types from the directions of Kursk, Oryol, Bryansk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Shatalovo (all - russian federation).
Strike UAVs attacked frontline areas of the Kharkiv, Sumy, Donetsk, and Chernihiv Regions, and missiles attacked the Kharkiv and Chernihiv Regions.
"According to preliminary data, as of 08:00 am, air defenses shot down/suppressed 63 enemy Shahed UAVs and various types of simulator drones in the north and east of the country," the report says.
Missile and 34 UAVs hits were recorded at 13 locations.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, on the night of August 14, the russians launched 45 drones and 2 S-300/400 anti-aircraft guided missiles over Ukraine.
Air defense forces neutralized 24 enemy drones.
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