Ukraine Stopped 111 Drones—but Every Russian Ballistic Missile Got Through in Overnight Attack

Commenting on the attack, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia launched “more than 120 drones and 12 missiles, half of them ballistic,” adding that Ukrainian defenders “managed to shoot down most of the targets—but not the ballistic ones.”

He also called on Ukraine’s partners to fulfill the air defense commitments made at the NATO Summit, urging faster implementation of Patriot missile production licenses and a joint European anti-ballistic defense project.

According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russia launched six Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles from Russia’s Bryansk region, four Kh-59/69 guided air-launched missiles from temporarily occupied Crimea, two Kh-31 anti-radiation missiles over the Black Sea, and 121 Shahed attack drones, Gerbera, Italmas, Parodiya decoy drones, and other UAVs launched from multiple locations in Russia and occupied Ukrainian territory.

The Air Force said Ukrainian air defenses destroyed two Kh-59/69 missiles and neutralized 111 drones through either direct interception or electronic warfare. The status of the two Kh-31 anti-radiation missiles was still being clarified as of the latest official update.

According to the Ukrainian Air Force, all six ballistic missiles, two guided missiles, and seven attack drones reached their targets across 11 locations. Debris from intercepted aerial targets fell at three additional sites. The military added that several Russian drones remained in Ukrainian airspace after the initial wave, warning that the attack was still ongoing.

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Kyiv was among the areas hit during the strike. According to Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko, Kyiv City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko, and Ukraine’s State Emergency Service, ballistic missile impacts and debris caused damage in several districts of the capital.

Authorities reported fires at non-residential facilities in the Dniprovskyi and Solomianskyi districts, damage to commercial buildings, shattered windows in residential buildings in the Darnytskyi district, and a fire at an electrical substation and traffic control equipment. A railway locomotive was also damaged by the blast wave.

Zelenskyy said civilian infrastructure was damaged even before air raid alerts were issued, including apartment buildings, offices, and a theological seminary. Recovery operations were also underway in the Odesa, Sumy, Kharkiv, and Chernihiv regions.

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Officials said at least 11 people were injured, including an 11-year-old child. Four of the injured were hospitalized, while others received medical treatment at the scene.

The latest attack comes as Ukraine continues to face a shortage of interceptor missiles capable of engaging ballistic targets. Ukrainian officials have repeatedly stated that Patriot air defense systems remain the country’s primary means of intercepting ballistic missiles.

Earlier, the Institute for the Study of War warned that Russia could intensify ballistic missile strikes before Ukraine establishes domestic production of Patriot interceptor missiles, seeking to exploit Kyiv’s shortage of anti-ballistic interceptors.

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