On the 21st of June, Ukraine became aware of massive attacks from the side of the Russian troops. The occupants were attacked by missiles of various types and strikers “Shahedi”.
RBC-Ukraine informs about this in a message to the press service of the ZSU Air Force.
Starting from 20:00 on the 20th, until On the morning of the 21st, at 09:30, the radio-technical forces of the Ukrainian Air Force detected and monitored 119 air targets involved in the attack.
Among them was one ballistic missile Iskander-M, launched from the territory of occupied Crimea, as well as armored aircraft missiles Kh-35 and Kh-31P, launched from the windy expanse above the Black Sea. The bulk of the attack was carried out by drones – 116 drones launched from the Russian territories of Kursk, Oryol and Primorsko-Akhtarska.
Ukrainian aviation, anti-aircraft missile forces, radio electronics New fighting and mobile fire fighting groups of the Air Force and Defense Forces actively repelled attacks.
At this moment, the shooting down of 59 hostile drones has been confirmed in various regions of Ukraine, including in Odeska, Mykolayiv, Kherson, Vinnytsia, Khmelnytsky, Zhytomyr, Kiev, Su Moscow, Kirovograd, Cherkasy, Chernihiv and Poltava regions.
In addition, 45 Russian drones spent an hour flying. According to recent data, up to 10 enemy drones will continue to roam in the vast expanse of Ukraine. Despite the active work of the Defense Forces, some of the unmanned pilots still took over the civilian infrastructure, causing significant damage.
Shelling of Ukraine
Russian forces will continue to launch massive attacks on Ukraine with the help of attack drones.
On the evening of the 20th, the aggressor again launched the “Shahedi” directly from the ground. Today is the day of the country. In Kiev, the alarm was raised at 00:07, after which a series of vibrations occurred in the capital, caused by anti-aircraft defense. Throughout the night the vibrations were repeated several times. The alarm was raised at 05:13, and it lasted for five years.
That same evening, the Russian army launched an airstrike on Kharkov, leaving the air bombs frozen. As a result of the attack, the energy infrastructure was damaged, which caused power outages in many areas of the city.
The occupiers directly shelled residential areas, including Osnovyansky and Kievsky. The number of victims of the airstrike on Kharkov is 13.
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