Russia launched 2 missiles and 37 drones: all missiles and half of UAVs shot down

The Russians attacked Ukraine with two missiles and 37 attack drones on the night of 8-9 December. All missiles and 18 UAVs were shot down, 18 drones disappeared from radar, and one more is still in the air and combat operations are ongoing. Source: Ukrainian Air Force on Telegram

Quote from the Air Force: "As of 08:00, units of anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare and mobile firing groups of the Air Force and the defence forces of Ukraine shot down two Kh-59/69 air-to-surface missiles and 18 enemy UAVs in Sumy, Poltava, Dnipropetrovsk, Chernihiv, Vinnytsia, Khmelnytskyi, Rivne, Ternopil and Odesa oblasts.

18 drones disappeared from radar, and one is still in the air. Combat operations are ongoing." Details: The Air Force noted that the infrastructure of several private enterprises was damaged due to the fall of the wreckage of downed drones in Vinnytsia Oblast.

Reports indicate that the Russians launched the missiles from the airspace over the Black Sea and the drones from the areas of the Russian cities of Oryol and Primorsko-Akhtarsk.

Background: Russia launched attack drones twice overnight on the territory of Ukraine.

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