Armed Forces of the Russian Federation attacked Ukraine with 119 drones and missiles, - AFU

From 8:00 PM on October 20 to the morning of October 21, as of 9:30 AM, the radio-technical troops of the Air Forces of Ukraine detected and tracked 119 air objects involved in the attack.

Among them was one ballistic missile "Iskander-M" launched from occupied Crimea, as well as guided aviation missiles X-35 and X-31P launched from the airspace over the Black Sea. The main part of the attack consisted of drones — 116 drones launched from the Russian territories of Kursk, Orel, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk.

Ukrainian aviation, anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups of the Air Forces and Defence Forces actively repelled the attacks.

At this moment, the downing of 59 enemy drones in various regions of Ukraine has been confirmed, including in the Odesa, Mykolaiv, Kherson, Vinnytsia, Khmelnytskyi, Zhytomyr, Kyiv, Sumy, Kirovohrad, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, and Poltava regions.

In addition, 45 Russian drones lost connection during flight. According to preliminary data, up to 10 enemy drones are still in Ukraine’s airspace. Despite the active work of the Defence Forces, some drones did hit civilian infrastructure, causing some damage.