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Russia unleashes 243 missiles and drones on Ukraine overnight, 213 shot down

Russia unleashes 243 missiles and drones on Ukraine overnight, 213 shot down

On the night of Thursday, the enemy attacked Ukraine with 24 Iskander-M/S-300 ballistic missiles, one Kh-59/69 guided air missile, and 219 strike UAVs; air defenses shot down/suppressed 213 aerial targets, while 9 missiles and 19 strike UAVs scored hits at 13 locations, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.

"On the night of Feb. 12 (from 18:00 on Feb. 11), the enemy attacked with 24 Iskander-M/S-300 ballistic missiles from Bryansk, Voronezh, and Rostov oblasts of Russia, and the temporarily occupied territory (TOT) of Crimea; one Kh-59/69 guided air missile from the airspace of the TOT of Donetsk oblast; and 219 strike UAVs of the Shahed, Gerber, Italmas and other types from the directions of Kursk, Orel, Millerovo, Bryansk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Shatalovo in Russia, and Hvardiyske in the TOT of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea — around 150 of them Shaheds. The main strike directions were Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnipro, and Odesa," the statement on Telegram said.

According to preliminary data as of 09:00, air defenses shot down/suppressed 213 aerial targets: 15 Iskander-M/S-300 ballistic missiles; 1 Kh-59/69 guided air missile; 197 enemy UAVs of the Shahed, Gerber, Italmas and other types.

Hits were recorded from 9 missiles and 19 strike UAVs at 13 locations, with debris from downed targets falling at a further 14 locations.

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