ADF Neutralizes Seven Ballistic Missiles, Oniks, Three Banderol Missiles And 222 Drones

(MENAFN- UkrinForm) According to Ukrinform, the Ukrainian Air Force said this on Telegram.

Starting at 18:00 on August 26, the enemy attacked Ukraine with two Oniks anti-ship missiles launched from temporarily occupied Crimea, Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles launched from Bryansk and Kursk regions, as well as 258 attack UAVs, including Shahed-type drones (about one-third of them jet-powered), Gerbera drones, S8000 Banderol drones and Parodiya decoy drones. The drones were launched from the directions of Kursk, Millerovo, Orel, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, temporarily occupied Donetsk and Hvardiiske in Crimea.

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The main targets of the attack were Odesa, Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava and Zaporizhzhia regions.

The air assault was repelled by aircraft, anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare and unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups of Ukraine's Defense Forces.

According to preliminary data, as of 9:00 a.m. on August 27, air defense forces had shot down or suppressed one Oniks missile, seven Iskander-M/KN-23 missiles, three Banderol missiles and 222 drones of other types over southern, northern, eastern and central Ukraine.

Hits were recorded at 15 locations, while debris from downed targets fell at 11 locations.

In addition, some of the enemy weapons did not reach their targets. Information about them is still being clarified.

The attack is ongoing, with several enemy drones remaining in Ukrainian airspace.

As Ukrinform reported, warehouses in Kyiv region's Boryspil district caught fire as a result of a Russian attack involving strike drones and ballistic missiles.

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