The Air Defense Forces repelled a combined attack with missiles and drones — the Russian Federation launched from the air, land, and sea

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Liza Brovko
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On the night of April 6, the Air Defense Forces shot down 13 Russian missiles and 40 attack drones over Ukraine. Another 53 enemy drones-simulators were lost in the field.

This is reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The Russian occupiers launched a combined strike with air-, ground-, and sea-based missiles and strike UAVs.

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Radiotechnical troops detected 23 missiles of various types and 109 drones in the sky:

  • nine Kh-101/Kh-55SM cruise missiles (launched from Tu-95MS aircraft from the airspace of the Saratov region of Russia);
  • eight “Kalibr” cruise missiles (launches from the Black Sea);
  • six “Iskander-M” ballistic missiles (launch area: Bryansk Oblast, Russia);
  • 109 Shahed-type strike UAVs and other types of simulator drones (launch areas – Bryansk, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Kursk (Russia), Chauda (Crimea)).

The air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare equipment, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces. Here are the confirmed downings:

  • six Kh-101/Kh-55SM cruise missiles;
  • six “Kalibr” cruise missiles;
  • one “Iskander-M” ballistic missile;
  • 40 Shahed attack UAVs.

The Kyiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Khmelnytskyi, Cherkasy, and Mykolaiv regions were affected by the Russian massive attack.

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