Ukrainian air defenses down 20 Shahed UAVs, 4 cruise missiles overnight
Ukraine’s air defense forces destroyed 20 Russian attack drones and 4 cruise missiles on the night of May 21-22.
The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this in a Telegram post, Ukrinform reports.
The Russian invaders attacked military and infrastructure facilities in the city of Dnipro,
The Russian forces used 16 missiles of various types and 20 Shahed-136/131 attack drones.
Overall, the enemy launched:
• 4 Kh-101/Kh-555 air-launched cruise missiles from Tu-95ms strategic bombers from the Caspian Sea region;
• 5 Kh-22 cruise missiles from Tu-22m3 long-range bombers from different directions - the Sea of Azov and Kursk region;
• 2 Iskander-M ballistic missiles from temporarily occupied Crimea;
• 5 S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles from the occupied territory of Zaporizhzhia region.
• 20 Iranian-made Shahed-136/131 attack drones from the south and north.
During the nighttime attack, Ukraine’s air defense forces and means of the Air Command East and Air Command South downed 4 Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles and 20 Shahed attack drones over the eastern and southern areas, respectively.
In addition, late on May 21, a Russian Su-35 fighter jet was downed over the territorial waters of Ukraine, Kherson region, the circumstances are being clarified, the Air Force added.