The Ukrainian armed forces successfully neutralized 413 enemy targets, including 386 drones and 27 missiles launched by Russian forces on the night of September 9.
This information was provided via Telegram by the Ukrainian Air Force.
Starting from 5 PM on Tuesday, September 9, Russian units attacked Ukrainian territory using various drones and missiles.
The air defense forces tracked 458 aerial threats:
- 415 drones, including Shahed, «Gerbera», and others, from the directions of Kursk, Bryansk, Millerovo, Orel, Shatalovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk (RF), and Chauda (occupied Crimea), with over 250 being Shahed drones;
- 42 cruise and aviation missiles X-101, «Caliber», X-59 (69) from the Saratov region and the Black Sea area;
- one ballistic missile «Iskander-M/KN-23» from the Voronezh region.
The attacks were repelled by aviation, surface-to-air missile forces, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups of Ukraine's defense forces.
As of 9 AM on September 10, air defense has shot down or suppressed 413 air targets:
- 386 drones of the Shahed, «Gerbera», and other types;
- 27 cruise and aviation missiles X-101, «Caliber», X-59 (69).
Preliminary reports indicate hits from 16 missiles and 21 drones at 17 locations.
At least eight enemy drones crossed the Ukrainian border towards the Republic of Poland.