Russian 15 January combined attack: Ukrainian air defence downs 77 out of 117 targets, 27 disappear from radar
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Wed, 15 Jan 2025 11:15:00 +0200
Russia launched a combined airstrike on Ukraines civilian and energy infrastructure on the night of 1415 January, firing 117 missiles and drones.
Ukrainian air defence destroyed 77 of the targets.
Source Ukraines Air Force on social media Details Russian forces launched a combined attack on Ukraine with various air, land and seabased missiles, as well as Shahed attack UAVs and other types of decoy drones.
In total, the air surveillance troops of the Air Force of Ukraine detected and tracked 117 Russian air targets 1 IskanderM/KN23 ballistic missile launched from Russias Belgorod Oblast 7 Kh22/32 cruise missiles fired from Tu22M3 aircraft launched from Russias Tula Oblast 4 Kalibr cruise missiles launched from the Black Sea 27 Kh101/Kh55 cruise missiles fired from Tu95MS strategic bombers launched from Russias Volgograd Oblast 4 Kh59/Kh69 guided missiles fired from tactical aircraft launched from Russias Belgorod Oblast 74 Shahed attack UAVs/various decoy drones launched from the Russian cities of Bryansk, Millerovo, Oryol and PrimorskoAkhtarsk.
Early reports indicate that as of 1000, 77 air targets had been confirmed to have been shot down 26 Kh101, Kh55 and Kalibr cruise missiles 4 Kh59/Kh69 guided missiles 47 Shahed attack UAVs/decoy drones and another 27 did not reach their targets disappeared from radar.
Quote Not all the missiles that were not included in the statistics as shot down reached their targets The enemy attacked Ukrainian energy facilities, including gas infrastructure, in Kharkiv, Lviv and IvanoFrankivsk oblasts.
Unfortunately, the Russian attack damaged the facilities.
The Air Force continues to perform tasks to protect the states airspace.
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