The Ukrainian Air Force said on official Facebook page on Sunday morning that russia attacked the Ukrainian territories from two directions: Primorsko-Akhtarsk and Kursk Oblast in russia.
The air defense operated in at least six regions of Ukraine: Kyiv, Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv and Kirovohrad oblasts.
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Mykola Oleshchuk, Commander of Ukraine’s Air Force, reported on Telegram that "The main target of the attack was Kyiv." (A drone attack became the largest in the city of Kyiv since the beginning of the full-scale invasion - e.d.)
The Commander of the Air Force thanked everyone for the defense last night, especially highlighting the combat work of the mobile fire groups of the Air Force and the Defense Forces of Ukraine. They accounted for almost 40% of the targets intercepted.
A Kh-59 guided missile was also downed in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
Anti-aircraft missile units, tactical aircraft, mobile fire groups and electronic warfare units were involved in repelling the attack.
As indicated by Defense Express, as of November 25, the russian federation has already launched 318 of the Shahed-131/136 UAVs, marking the second-highest figure within a month after 503 in September. Additionally, in October, russia attacked Ukraine with 282 combat drones.
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