Update on Russian Attacks: Air Defense Strikes Back
Ukrainian air defense forces successfully neutralized 15 ballistic missiles "Iskander-M"/S-300, one X-59/69 missile, and 197 drones launched by Russian invaders against Ukraine on the evening of February 11. This was reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine via Telegram.
From 6 PM on Wednesday, February 11, Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 24 ballistic missiles "Iskander-M"/S-300 from the Bryansk, Voronezh, and Rostov regions, as well as from occupied Crimea, and with guided air-to-surface missile X-59/69 from the airspace over temporarily occupied parts of Donetsk region. Additionally, 219 strike drones, including types Shahed, "Gerbera", "Italmas", and others, were launched from directions such as Kursk, Orel, Millerovo, Bryansk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Shatalovo (RF), and Hvardiske (Crimea). About 150 of these were Shahed drones.
The main targets of the strikes were Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnipro, and Odesa.
The air assault was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian defense forces.
Preliminary data as of 9 AM Thursday, February 12, indicates that air defense shot down or suppressed 213 aerial targets:
- 15 ballistic missiles "Iskander-M"/S-300;
- One guided air-to-surface missile X-59/69;
- 197 drones.
Confirmed hits include 9 missiles and 19 strike drones across 13 locations, with debris from downed targets scattered over 14 locations.
The attack is ongoing, with several enemy drones still in the airspace.
During the night of February 12, Russian forces launched a combined massive attack on Lozova in the Kharkiv region using ballistic missiles and strike drones "Geran-2". A man and a woman were killed, and six others were injured.
