Air defense forces shot down 185 drones, 32 missiles used by Russia to attack Ukraine
On the night of July 19, the Russian occupation army used 379 air attack assets against Ukraine. Ukrainian air defenders shot down 185 drones and 32 missiles
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The Ukrainian Air Force reports.
What Russia used in the attack:
- 344 strike UAVs, including Shahed drones and various decoy drones. Launches came from Bryansk, Kursk, Oryol, Millerovo, Shatalovo, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk (approx. 200 Shaheds).
- 12 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles launched from Voronezh, Kursk, and Rostov regions of Russia, as well as from Crimea.
- 8 Iskander-K cruise missiles launched from the Millerovo area, Russia.
- 15 Kh-101 cruise missiles launched from Russian airspace over Saratov region.
Ukrainian air defense forces — including fighter jets, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare teams, drone systems, and mobile fire groups — repelled the assault.
Preliminary results as of 10:00 AM:
Ukraine's air defense forces successfully shot down 208 enemy air threats, including:
- 185 Shahed drones
- 7 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles
- 7 Iskander-K cruise missiles
- 9 Kh-101 cruise missiles
In addition, the Air Force noted that 7 cruise missiles and 129 decoy drones failed to reach their targets — they were either jammed or lost.
Confirmed impacts include 5 missile strikes and 30 drone hits across 12 locations, with debris from intercepted assets falling in 7 additional areas.
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