Russian nighttime attack on October 30: Air defense forces shot down 99 aerial targets, - Air Force. INFOGRAPHICS
On the night of October 29–30, Russian invaders attacked Ukraine with Iskander-M/S-400/KN-23 ballistic missiles, four Kh-59/69 guided air-to-ground missiles, 113 Shahed-type attack UAVs (83 of which were jet-powered), Gerbera drones, and "Parodiya"-type decoy drones.
According to Censor.NET, this information was reported by the Ukrainian Air Force.
Ballistic missile launches were detected from the Voronezh, Kursk, and Bryansk regions. Kh-59/69 missiles were launched from the Belgorod region. Strike drone launches were detected from the following directions:
- Orel, Kursk, Shatalovo—the Russian Federation;
- TOT Donetsk;
- TOT of AR of Crimea—Hvardiiske.
The main targets of the attack were the Kyiv, Poltava, and Dnipropetrovsk regions.
Air defense operations
The air attack was repelled by the Ukrainian Air Force, anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare units, unmanned aerial vehicle units, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
According to preliminary data, as of 7:30 a.m., air defense forces had shot down or neutralized 99 enemy targets:
- 3 Kh-59/69 guided air-to-ground missiles;
- 96 enemy UAVs of the Shahed type (71 of which are jet-powered), Gerbera, and other types of drones.
Several attack drones are still in the air; combat operations are ongoing.
Enemy airstrikes were recorded at 17 locations, and debris from downed drones was found at 5 locations.
