Air defence forces shot down 80 enemy UAVs out of 161, another 78 drones were lost in area - Air Force. INFOGRAPHICS
On the night of 20 February 2025, the Russian occupiers launched a combined attack with various types of air-, land- and sea-based missiles on critical infrastructure in the Kharkiv region. The Russians also attacked Ukraine with 161 drones.
According to Censor.NET, this was reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
"A total of 14 missiles were used: cruise missiles - Kh-101/Kh-55cm (launched from Volgograd region), Kalibr/Iskander-K (from the waters of the Black Sea/Crimea); ballistic missiles - Iskander-M/KN-23 (launched from Voronezh region). Information on the results of combat operations and the consequences of the missile strike is not made public," the military said.
Also during the night, the Russians attacked Ukraine with 161 "Shahed" strike UAVs and other types of imitation drones from the directions of: Millerovo, Oryol, Bryansk, Kursk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk - Russia.
"Aviation, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare assets and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Air Force and Defence Forces were involved in repelling the enemy air attack. As of 10.00 a.m., 80 Shahed attack UAVs and other types of drones were confirmed to have been shot down in Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Kyiv, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Mykolaiv and Odesa regions," the statement said.
78 enemy imitator drones were lost in the area (without negative consequences).
Kharkiv, Sumy, Odesa and Kyiv regions suffered as a result of the enemy attack. In the Kherson region, an enemy guided aerial bomb partially destroyed the entrance of a multi-storey building, there were victims, and rescue operations were underway.
