Ukrainian air defenses down 20 Shahed UAVs, 4 cruise missiles overnight

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.