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.