On the night of October 12, Russia attacked Ukraine with a Kh-59 guided air-launched missile and 121 strike drones. Ukrainian air defense forces shot down or suppressed 89 drones, while impacts were recorded at 15 locations.
This was reported by the Ukrainian Air Force.
The attack began at around 6:00 p.m. on October 11. The Kh-59 missile was launched from airspace over the Black Sea.
Russia also used 121 drones of the Shahed, Gerbera, BanderoL/Dan-T types, as well as Parodiya decoy drones. Of these, 76 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 9:00 a.m., air defense forces had shot down or suppressed 89 enemy drones, including 55 jet-powered UAVs.
Impacts from enemy aerial attack assets were recorded at 15 locations. Debris from downed drones fell at four locations.
At the time of the report, the attack was ongoing, with several Russian drones still remaining in Ukrainian airspace.
