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Air Force commander says how many Russian targets were downed during Monday's attack

Several UAVs were lost on the territory of Ukraine, and two more crossed the state border with Belarus. 

Air Force commander says how many Russian targets were downed during Monday's attack
Mykola Oleshchuk
Photo: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force Mykola Oleshchuk spoke about the number of missiles and drones fired by Russia at Ukraine on 26 August and how many were shot down. A total of 236 air attack vehicles were detected and tracked by the Air Force's radio engineering troops: 127 missiles and 109 attack drones:

In particular:

  • 3 X-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles from the airspace of the Ryazan and Lipetsk Regions - Russia;
  • 6 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles from Kursk and Voronezh Regions - Russia and Crimea;
  • 77 X-101 cruise missiles from Tu-95MS aircraft from the airspace of Volgograd Region and the Caspian Sea region;
  • 28 Kalibr cruise missiles from surface/underwater carriers in the eastern part of the Black Sea;
  • 3 X-22 cruise missiles from the airspace of Voronezh Region - Russia;
  • 10 X-59/X-69 guided missiles from Su-57 and Su-34 aircraft from the airspace of Belgorod Region and from the area of Mariupol;
  • 109 Shahed-131/136 strike UAVs - launch areas of Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Kursk, Yeysk - Russian Federation, and Chauda - Crimea.

As a result of the air combat, 201 air targets were shot down - 102 missiles and 99 attack UAVs:

  • 1 X-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missile;
  • 1 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missile;
  • 1 X-22 cruise missile;
  • 99 X-101, Kalibr cruise missiles, X-59/69 guided missiles;
  • 99 Shahed-131/136 attack UAVs.

Oleshchuk added that several UAVs were lost on the territory of Ukraine, and two more crossed the state border with Belarus. 

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