Air defence downs nine Russian Shaheds, three X-59 missiles

On the night of 26 February 2024, Russians attacked the territory of Ukraine with various types of missiles and attack drones. Air defences destroyed three X-59 guided missiles and nine Shaheds.

According to the Air Force, the occupiers launched an Iskander-M ballistic missile from the temporarily occupied Crimea, two S-300 air defence systems from Belgorod Region, three X-59 guided missiles, and an X-31P anti-radar missile from the temporarily occupied territory of Zaporizhzhya Region.

Some 14 Shahed attack drones were launched from Kursk Region.

As a result of combat operations, air defence destroyed three X-59 guided missiles and nine Shahed drones in Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk Regions.

Anti-aircraft missile units, mobile firing groups and electronic warfare equipment of the Ukrainian Defence Forces were involved in repelling the air attack.