On the night of March 8, the Russian invaders attacked Ukraine with ballistic missiles and drones. The air defense forces worked in the north, south and east. This was reported by the press service of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Telegram, the PromPolitInform portal reports.
The invaders launched two Iskander-M ballistic missiles and 117 attack drones of the Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas and other types.
The Russian 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.
“According to preliminary data, as of 09:00, air defense systems shot down/suppressed 98 enemy UAVs of the Shahed, Gerbera and other types of drones in the north, south and east of the country,” the report says.
The Air Force reported that two ballistic missiles and 19 drones were hit at 11 locations.
