The combined-weapon missile aerial attack on Ukraine on the night of March 22nd, 2024, has become one of the most dangerous to date. Following 88 missiles of various types, including high-speed cruise missiles, land- and air-launched ballistic missiles, free-falling air defense missiles from S-300 systems, as well as 63 Shahed-136/131 loitering munitions. The list can go on.
Targeted were facilities of power supply stations and lines, Chairman of Ukraine's state electricity transmission operator Ukrenergo, Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, said the attack on power infrastructure has been the largest-scale of all time, Suspline quotes. Even the missile shelling on December 29th, 2023 with 158 weapons launched by russian forces was not so focused on the power grid. Affected by the shelling are facilities all across the country, including DniproHES, the country's biggest hydroelectric dam in the city of Zaporizhzhia.
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Ukrenergo reports power outages in seven regions, including those intentionally induced to lift the burden off the stations unaffected by the strike, Ukraine is also receiving emergency help from Romania, Slovakia, and Poland to maintain a stable power supply for critical infrastructure. Nevertheless, the operator expects to stabilize the grid and bring back light to most of the affected territories by the end of the day.
On the russian part, thirteen T-95MS and five Tu-22M3 strategic bombers were involved, ten MiG-31K interceptor aircraft to launch Kh-47 Kinzhal "hypersonic" ballistic missiles, two Su-34 or Su-30 tactical aircraft.
Ukraine, on the other hand, deployed all kinds of air defense units to repel the attack. The Ukrainian Navy has published a video showing the downing of several Shahed-136 drones, most likely the marines utilized APKWS laser-guided missiles, as suggested by the interface and the laser beam illuminating the target:
The Separate Presidential Brigade of Ukrainian Armed Forces has also shared a short report about a soldier who took down a cruise missile with a Stinger MANPADS.
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