On the night of October 13, Russia attacked Ukraine with five ballistic missiles, nine loitering munitions and 108 drones. Ukrainian air defenses shot down or suppressed 88 enemy UAVs, while strikes were recorded at 17 locations.
This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The attack began at 18:00 on October 12. According to the military, the enemy used five Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles launched from Russia’s Bryansk region, nine BanderoL/Dan-T loitering munitions, as well as 108 attack and other drones.
The UAVs included Shahed, Gerbera and Parodiya decoy drones. Of the total, 74 were jet-powered drones.
The drones were launched from the areas of Oryol, Kursk and Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia, as well as from occupied Donetsk and Hvardiiske in Crimea.
The air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare and unmanned systems units, as well as mobile fire groups of the Defense Forces.
As of 08:00, air defenses had shot down or suppressed 88 enemy drones, including 58 jet-powered UAVs.
Strikes by enemy aerial weapons were recorded at 17 locations, while debris from downed targets fell at seven more locations.
The military also reported strikes by loitering munitions in Kharkiv. Some of the weapons launched at the city failed to reach their targets.
At the time the morning report was published, the attack was still ongoing, with several Russian drones remaining in Ukrainian airspace.
