Ukraine's air defense forces neutralized 40 missiles and 602 drones launched by Russian forces during a massive overnight attack that began on the evening of June 1.
The Ukrainian Air Force announced this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.
Beginning at 18:00 on June 1, Russia carried out a large-scale combined strike using attack drones as well as air-, sea-, and ground-launched missiles. Kyiv was the primary target, while Dnipro, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Poltava region, and several other regions also came under attack.
In total, Air Force radar units detected 729 aerial threats, including 73 missiles and 656 unmanned aerial vehicles of various types.
The missiles launched by Russia included:
