On the night of October 26, Russia attacked Ukraine with one Kh-31P anti-radiation missile, three Kh-59/69 guided air-launched missiles, and 140 strike and decoy drones. As of 8:00 a.m., Ukrainian air defense forces had shot down or suppressed 115 aerial targets.
The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this.
The 140 drones included Shahed, Gerbera and Parodiya decoy UAVs. According to the Air Force, 70 of them were jet-powered.
The aerial 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.
According to preliminary data, air defense forces shot down or suppressed three Kh-59/69 guided air-launched missiles and 112 drones. Of the neutralized UAVs, 56 were jet-powered.
At the same time, strikes by Russian aerial attack assets were recorded at 15 locations. Debris from downed targets fell at four other locations.
As of 8:00 a.m., the attack was ongoing, with several hostile drones still in Ukrainian airspace.
