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Russia launched 579 UAVs and missiles at Ukraine: air defence neutralised 541 targets. INFOGRAPHICS

Massive strike on 3 April 2026: how did the air defence systems perform?

On the night of 3 April, Russian occupiers launched a combined strike on Ukraine, using various types of missiles and drones.

This was reported by the Air Force, according to Censor.NET.

Details

A total of 579 air attack vehicles were recorded:

  • 10 Iskander-M ballistic missiles (launch areas – Kursk and Rostov regions, Russia);
  • 25 Kh-101 cruise missiles (launch area – from the airspace of Samara Oblast, the Russian Federation);
  • 2 Iskander-K cruise missiles (launch area – Rostov Oblast, the Russian Federation);
  • 542 Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas and other types of attack UAVs from the following directions: Bryansk, Kursk, Orel, Shatalovo, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk – the Russian Federation, Hvardiiske, Chauda, the temporarily occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, over 330 of which are ‘Shaheds’.

How did the air defence perform?

As of 14:00, air defence forces had neutralised 541 targets – 26 missiles and 515 UAVs of various types:

  • 24 Kh-101 cruise missiles;
  • 2 Iskander-K cruise missiles;
  • 515 enemy UAVs of various types.

11 missiles and 27 strike UAVs were recorded hitting 20 locations, as well as the fall of downed (wreckage) UAVs at 22 locations

Massive strike on 3 April 2026: how did the air defence systems perform?