At night, the Russian Federation attacked Ukraine with two missiles and 16 Shaheds: how many were shot down by air defense forces
On the night of August 23, the enemy attacked Ukraine with two Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles and 16 Shahed attack drones.
This was reported by the commander of the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Mykola Oleshchuk.
Missile and drone attack on Ukraine
The Russians launched the rockets from the Voronezh region, and the drones from the Yeysk and Kursk regions.
As a result of anti-aircraft combat, 14 Shaheds were shot down, two more drones were lost in location, information about the destruction was not received. Anti-aircraft defense worked in Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Poltava and Sumy regions.
Air force, radio-electronic warfare units and calculations of mobile fire groups of the Defense Forces of Ukraine were involved in repelling the missile and drone attack.
The full-scale war in Ukraine has been going on for the 812th day. You can monitor the situation in cities on the interactive map of hostilities in Ukraine and the map of air alerts in Ukraine.
