At night, the Russian Federation attacked with ballistics and 154 UAVs: air defense forces neutralized 131 drones – Air Force

THE WAR IN UKRAINE 20.05.2026 / Author:
At night, the Russian Federation attacked with ballistics and 154 UAVs: air defense forces neutralized 131 drones – Air Force

On the night of May 20, the Russians launched a ballistic missile and drones of various types in Ukraine.

This was reported in the Air Force, informs the portal PromPolitInform.

Thus, the Russian Federation fired a ballistic missile Iskander-M from the Rostov region, as well as 154 UAVs from the following directions: Kursk, Shatalovo, Orel, Bryansk, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk – Russia.

How did the air defense work?

As of 08:00, air defense shot down/suppressed 131 enemy UAVs such as Shahed, Gerber, Italmas and other types of drones in the north, south and east of the country.

A ballistic missile and 23 attack UAVs hit 20 locations, as well as a fall of downed (debris) at 6 locations.

Currently, new groups of enemy UAVs are in the airspace.

РФ била балістикою та дронами: подробиці атаки 20 травня

Photo – from open sources