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In yet another massive overnight attack, Russia launched a total of 499 drones and missiles at Ukraine on Monday.
According to the official statement by Ukraine’s Air Defence forces, 479 of them have been downed.
In a record wave of strikes, Moscow launched 479 Shahed‑type attack drones and various decoy UAVs, four Kh‑47M2 “Kinzhal” air-launched ballistic missiles, 10 Kh‑101 cruise missiles, three Kh‑22 cruise missiles, two Kh‑31P anti‑radar missiles and one Kh‑35 cruise missile.
Ukraine reportedly neutralised 479 of the incoming targets, shooting down 292 and jamming 187 via electronic warfare.
Head of the Communications Department of the Ukrainian Air Force Command Colonel Yurii Ihnat stated the Russian attack overnight mainly targeted one of Ukraine’s operational airfields.
Ukraine’s Air Force issued aerial alerts throughout the overnight on Monday, warning multiple regions of the threat of ballistic missiles and Shahed-type attack drones.
In the evening address on Sunday, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also urged Ukrainians to pay attention to air raid warnings in the coming days.
He said Kyiv continues to work on strengthening Ukraine’s air defence. “We urgently need positive signals from the United States regarding air defence systems — we are still waiting for a response to our request to purchase systems that can help.”
Apart from Kyiv, Russia’s latest attacks have specifically targeted western Ukraine. At least one person was reported injured in the city of Rivne in northwestern Ukraine, near the border with Belarus.
The Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces said it scrambled fighter jets in response to the Russian aerial attacks in western Ukraine.
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