Air defense forces neutralize 40 missiles and 602 drones during night attack by RF, 33 missiles and 33 UAVs were recorded hitting 38 locations

On the night of Tuesday, June 2, russian troops launched 73 missiles and 656 UAVs of various types over the territory of Ukraine, air defense forces managed to neutralize 642 targets: 40 missiles and 602 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 June 2 (from 06:00 pm on June 1), the enemy launched a massive combined strike on Ukraine using strike UAVs, air, sea and ground-based missiles of various types.

The main direction of the strike was Kyiv, Dnipro, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Poltava Region and other regions were also attacked.

In total, the Air Force radio-technical troops recorded 729 air attack vehicles - 73 missiles and 656 UAVs of various types:

- 8 3M22 Zircon anti-ship missiles (launch areas - TOT AR Crimea, Kursk Oblast, RF);

- 33 Iskander-M ballistic missiles (launch areas - Bryansk, Kursk, Rostov Oblasts, TOT AR Crimea);

- 27 Kh-101 cruise missiles (launch areas - Vologda Oblast, RF);

- 5 Kalibr cruise missiles (launch areas - Caspian Sea area);

- 656 strike UAVs of the Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas type, loitering ammunition Banderol, simulator drones of the Parody type (from the directions: Bryansk, Kursk, Oryol, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk - RF, Hvardiyske, Chauda, ​​TOT AR Crimea).

"According to preliminary data, as of 08:30 am, air defense systems shot down/suppressed 642 targets - 40 missiles and 602 drones of various types," the message says.

These include:

- 11 Iskander-M ballistic missiles;

- 26 Kh-101 cruise missiles;

- 3 Kalibr cruise missiles;

- 602 enemy UAVs of various types.

According to preliminary information, as of 08:30 am, 30 ballistic, 3 cruise missiles and 33 strike UAVs were recorded at 38 locations, as well as the fall of downed (fragments) UAVs at 15 locations.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, on the night of June 1, the russians launched 265 strike drones over the territory of Ukraine, and air defense forces managed to neutralize 228 UAVs.

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