Air Forces of Armed Forces of Ukraine tell about peculiarity of enemy night attack on Ukraine

On the night of January 24, the enemy launched a combined attack on Ukraine using various types of air- and ground-launched missiles and attack UAVs, the Air Forces reported 396 recorded air attack vehicles.

This is stated in a message on the page of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Telegram.

The military reports 372 targets downed or suppressed.

Hits by 2 missiles and 18 attack UAVs at 17 locations, as well as falling debris at 12 locations were recorded.

In particular, the russian federation launched:

• 2 3M22 Zircon anti-ship missiles (0 downed);
• 12 Kh-22/Kh-32 cruise missiles (9 shot down or suppressed);
• 6 Iskander-M/S-300 ballistic missiles (5 downed or suppressed);
• 1 Kh-59/69 guided missile (1 shot down or suppressed);
• 375 UAVs (357 shot down or suppressed).

"The main direction of the strike is the Kyiv Region. The peculiarity is the involvement of strategic aviation aircraft with Kh-22/Kh-32 missiles to strike the capital of Ukraine. Information about 4 enemy missiles is being clarified," the Ukrainian Air Forces stated.

As the Ukrainian News agency reported, on Saturday night, russian attack drones hit residential buildings in Kharkiv, injuring 14 people, including a pregnant woman and a child.

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