Source: Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Details: On the night of December 25, Russian occupiers launched a combined strike on fuel and energy sector facilities in Ukraine using missiles of various types from air, ground, and sea bases, as well as Shahed-type strike drones and imitator drones of other types.
Overall, the radio-technical troops of the Air Forces of Ukraine detected and tracked 184 enemy aerial targets:
- 2 ballistic missiles KN-23 (launch area - Voronezh region, Russia);
- 10 surface-to-air guided missiles S-300/S-400 (launch area - Belgorod region);
- 12 cruise missiles "Kalibr" (from the Black Sea area);
- 50 cruise missiles X-101/X-55SM from strategic bombers Tu-95MS (launch areas - Volgograd region, Caspian Sea);
- 4 guided air-to-surface missiles X-59/X-69 from tactical aviation aircraft (launch area - Belgorod region);
- 106 strike drones Shahed/imitator drones of various types (from the areas of Bryansk, Millerovo, Oryol, Primorsko-Akhtarsk - Russia).
According to preliminary data, as of 12:00, the downing of 113 enemy aerial targets has been confirmed:
- 55 cruise missiles X-101, X-55SM, "Kalibr";
- 4 guided air-to-surface missiles X-59/X-69;
- 54 strike drones Shahed/imitator drones of various types, with another 52 not reaching their targets (lost in location).
The enemy attacked Ukrainian energy facilities in Kharkiv, Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, Zhytomyr, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Zaporizhia. Unfortunately, there have been casualties as a result of the Russian attack.
Word for word: "The Air Forces are ready to repel the attack and continue to carry out tasks to protect the airspace of the state."
Background:
- During the attack on January 25, Russian occupiers struck DTEK thermal power plants, causing significant damage to the TPP equipment.
- Explosions were heard in Dnipro, Krivyi Rih, the city of Samara, and Kamianske.
- Kharkiv was attacked by Russians with ballistic missiles. In the Saltivka district, three people were injured, two of whom are in serious condition. A hit was also recorded in the Kyiv district of the city.