Russian forces launched a large overnight attack on Ukraine, firing 11 Iskander-M ballistic missiles and nearly 150 attack drones, Ukraine's Air Force reported on Feb. 9.
The attack began at 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 8 and continued into the night of Feb. 9. Russia launched Iskander-M ballistic missiles from Russia’s Bryansk Oblast and deployed 149 drones, including Shahed-type attack drones as well as Gerbera and Italmas UAVs. About 90 of the drones were of Shahed type.
UAVs were launched from multiple directions, including Kursk, Oryol, Bryansk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, and Shatalovo in Russia, as well as from occupied Donetsk and Crimea.
By 9:30 a.m., Ukrainian air defense shot down or suppressed 116 drones. Ukrainian forces also intercepted part of the Iskander-M missiles, preventing them from reaching their intended targets.
Despite the air defense activities, missiles and 23 attack drones hit 15 locations, while debris from intercepted targets fell at six additional sites.
Air Force noted that the reporting period includes earlier ballistic strikes on the Vasylkiv area in Kyiv Oblast, where Russia launched two waves of Iskander missiles on the evening of Feb. 8.
