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Russia launches 419 missiles and drones overnight; 29 missiles and 18 UAVs hit targets

Air defence failed to intercept Zircon missiles and some cruise missiles.

On the night of 6 July, Russia carried out a large-scale combined attack using strike drones and air-, land- and sea-launched missiles. The main direction of the strike was Kyiv. 

Radio-technical troops recorded 419 attack means—68 missiles and 351 UAVs, the Air Force reported

Russia used 6 Zircon/Oniks anti-ship missiles from Kursk Region, 23 Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles from Kursk, Bryansk and Oryol regions, 33 Kh-101 cruise missiles from Vologda, 6 Kalibr cruise missiles from Novorossiysk, and 351 drones from Shatalovo, Bryansk, Kursk, Oryol, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk and occupied Donetsk. 

According to preliminary data as of 8:30 a.m., defenders shot down or suppressed 363 targets—37 missiles and 326 drones. Of these:

  • 31 Kh-101 missiles
  • 6 cruise missiles
  • 326 UAVs. 

Results of the air defence work on 6 July
Photo: Air Force
Results of the air defence work on 6 July

“According to preliminary information, as of 8:30 a.m., impacts of 29 ballistic (including anti-ship) missiles and 18 strike UAVs were recorded at 34 locations, as well as the fall of downed UAVs (debris) at 16 locations,” the Air Force reported. 

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