Ukraine's air defence downs Oniks missile and 113 other Russian assets, hits recorded at 22 locations

Launch of an Oniks missile. Photo: Russian Ministry of Defence

Russia attacked Ukraine with Oniks anti-ship missiles, guided air-launched missiles and attack drones on the night of 23-24 August. Air defence downed 114 Russian assets.

Source: Ukraine's Air Force Command on Facebook

Details: Russia launched 2 Oniks missiles from temporarily occupied Crimea, 6 Kh-31P and Kh-59 guided air-launched missiles from airspace over Black Sea waters and 143 Shahed-type attack UAVs, one-third of them jet-powered, as well as Gerbera, S8000 Banderol and Parodiya-type decoy drones from the directions of Kursk, Millerovo, Oryol and Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia, temporarily occupied Donetsk and Hvardiiske in temporarily occupied Crimea.

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