Air defense neutralize 450 targets at night: 38 missiles and 412 drones, there are hits at 17 locations

On the night of Tuesday, February 3, russian troops launched 521 air attack vehicles: 71 missiles and 450 strike drones over the territory of Ukraine, air defense forces managed to neutralize 450 targets: 38 missiles and 412 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 February 3 (from 06:00 pm on February 2), the enemy carried out a combined strike on Ukraine using various types of air- and ground-based missiles and strike UAVs. In total, the Air Force radiotechnical troops recorded 521 air attack vehicles:

- 4 Zircon/Oniks missiles (launch area of ​​the TOT of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea);

- 32 Iskander-M/S-300 ballistic missiles (launch area - Bryansk Oblast - RF, TOT of Crimea);

- 7 Kh-22/Kh-32 cruise missiles (from the airspace of the Bryansk Oblast - RF);

- 28 cruise missiles Kh-101/Iskander-K (Caspian Sea area, Kursk Oblast – russian federation);

- 450 attack UAVs of the Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas type and drones of other types from the directions: Bryansk, Kursk, Oryol, Shatalovo, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk – russian federation, about 300 of them – Shaheds.

"According to preliminary data, as of 09:30 am, air defense systems shot down/suppressed 450 targets – 38 missiles and 412 drones of various types," the message says.

In particular, the following were neutralized:

- 4 Zircon/Oniks missiles;

- 11 Iskander-M/S-300 ballistic missiles;

- 3 Kh-22/Kh-32 cruise missiles;

- 20 Kh-101/Iskander-K cruise missiles;

- 412 strike UAVs of various types.

27 missiles and 31 strike UAVs hit 27 locations, as well as the fall of downed (fragments) UAVs recorded at 17 locations.

Information on 6 enemy missiles is being clarified.

The Air Force warned that the drone attack is ongoing.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, russian troops launched a ballistic missile and 171 strike drones over the territory of Ukraine on the night of Monday, February 2, and air defense forces managed to neutralize 157 enemy UAVs.

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