Main points
- On the night of February 14, Russia attacked Ukraine, launching an Iskander-M ballistic missile and 112 strike UAVs, 91 of which were destroyed by air defense.
- The attack affected several regions, including the destruction of a building in Novgorod-Siverskyi and the death of a woman in Odessa; two people were injured in the Kyiv region.
Air defense shot down targets in the sky over Ukraine / Photo Getty Images
Russia continues to terrorize civilians. On the night of February 14, the occupiers again launched enemy drones. Air defenses were operating in various regions of Ukraine.
Several regions were affected by the attack, the Ukrainian Air Force reported.
How many did the air defense shoot down?
On the night of February 14, the enemy attacked Ukraine with an Iskander-M ballistic missile from the Kursk region, as well as 112 attack UAVs of the Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas types, and drones of other types from the following directions:
- Kursk,
- Eagle,
- Bryansk,
- Primorsko-Akhtarsk,
- TOT Donetsk,
- TOT Guards.
About 70 of all drones are “Shaheeds”.
The air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare and unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups of the Defense Forces of Ukraine.
– the message says.
According to preliminary data, as of 08:30, the sky defenders destroyed 91 enemy UAVs of the Shahed, Gerber, Italmas types, and drones of other types.
Unfortunately, 18 strike UAVs were recorded hitting 11 locations, as well as downed aircraft and debris falling in 2 locations.
The Air Force added that the attack by enemy UAVs is ongoing, and the Defense Forces are continuing to repel the air strike.
What is known about the consequences of an enemy attack?
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The Russian army carried out another air attack on Ukrainian regions on the night of February 13-14. Several regions were hit, in particular, in the city of Novgorod-Siverskyi in the Chernihiv region, a Geran attack UAV hit the building of the Regional State Administration. As a result, it was “practically destroyed.”
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A woman born in 1950 died when a Russian drone hit a residential building in Odessa. After the drone hit, a fire broke out, which rescuers quickly extinguished, and the blast wave broke out windows in neighboring houses.
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The Kyiv region was also hit. In the Vyshgorod district, 2 people were injured and hospitalized. The man has multiple shrapnel wounds to his hands, face, and neck. The woman has a closed fracture of her forearm.