Ukraine's air defense successfully neutralized 420 enemy drones and missiles launched by Russian forces against the country. There have been 19 confirmed cases of hits on enemy targets. This information was shared by the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine via Telegram.

According to military sources, from 19:00 on Thursday, October 9, the enemy utilized a total of 497 aerial attack systems:

• 465 drones, approximately 200 of which were of the Shahed type, along with others like the "Herbera". Launches were made from the regions of Kursk, Millerovo, Shatalovo, Orel, Shakhty, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk;
• 2 air-launched ballistic missiles of the X-47M2 "Kinzhal" type, launched from the airspace of Lipetsk region;
• 14 ballistic missiles of the Iskander-M/KN-23 type, launched from temporarily occupied Crimea, as well as Rostov and Bryansk regions;
• 12 cruise missiles of the Iskander-K type from the same areas;
• 4 guided aviation missiles of the X-59/69 type.

The attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups of Ukraine’s defense forces.

As of 10:00 on Friday, October 10, air defense had shot down or jammed 405 enemy drones, including Shahed and "Herbera", one X-47 M2 "Kinzhal" missile, four Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles, nine Iskander-K cruise missiles, and one X-59/69 guided aviation missile.

Additionally, four enemy missiles were recorded as lost in location, and none of them reached their targets. The identification of crash sites is ongoing. There are 19 confirmed hits involving 13 missiles and 60 enemy drones, with debris from downed targets observed in seven locations.

The Air Forces emphasize: the attack is ongoing, and the movement of several enemy UAVs is detected in the sky over Ukraine.