On the night of November 11, Russia attacked Ukraine with a Kh-59/69 guided air-launched missile and 163 strike drones of various types. As of 8:00 a.m., Ukrainian air defenses had shot down or suppressed 144 aerial targets.
The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this.
Russian forces launched the Kh-59/69 missile from the Black Sea.
They also deployed 163 Shahed, Gerbera, S8000 Banderol/Dan-T strike UAVs and Parodiya decoy drones. Of the total, 91 drones were jet-powered.
The drones were launched from the directions of Oryol, Kursk, Millerovo and Shatalovo in Russia, as well as from Hvardiiske in temporarily occupied 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 Ukraine’s Defense Forces.
According to preliminary data, as of 8:00 a.m., air defenses had shot down or suppressed 14 Banderol/Dan-T drones and 130 Shahed, Gerbera and other types of UAVs. Among the neutralized Shahed drones, 72 were jet-powered.
Several strike drones were still in the air at the time of publication, and combat operations were ongoing.
Impacts from Russian aerial weapons were recorded at 17 locations, while downed targets and debris fell at seven locations.
