On the night of February 20, the Ukrainian Defence Forces shot down 80 Russian drones, and another 78 UAVs were lost.
This was reported in the Telegram channel of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
On the night of February 20, 2025, Russian occupiers launched a combined missile strike on critical infrastructure targets in the Kharkiv region, using various types of air, ground, and sea-launched missiles.
In total, up to 14 missiles were used: cruise missiles — X-101/X-55sm (launched from the Volgograd region), "Kalibr"/"Iskander-K" (from the waters of the Black Sea/Crimea); ballistic missiles — "Iskander-M/KN-23" (launches from the Voronezh region). Information about the results of combat operations and the consequences of the missile strike is not disclosed.
In addition, the enemy attacked with 161 Shahed-type strike drones and other types of decoy drones from the directions of Millerovo, Orel, Bryansk, Kursk, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk - Russia.
Aviation, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare systems, and mobile fire groups of the Air Force and Defence Forces of Ukraine were involved in repelling the air attack.
As of 10:00 AM, the downing of 80 Shahed-type strike UAVs and other types of drones in the Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Kyiv, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Mykolaiv, and Odesa regions has been confirmed.
78 enemy decoy drones were lost with no adverse consequences.
As a result of the enemy attack, Kharkiv, Sumy, Odesa, and Kyiv regions were affected. In the Kherson region, an enemy guided aerial bomb partially destroyed the entrance to a multi-story building, causing injuries, and rescue operations are ongoing.