On the night of December 23, the enemy carried out a combined strike against Ukraine’s critical infrastructure facilities using attack UAVs as well as air- and ground-launched missiles.

This was reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

In total, the Air Force’s radio-technical troops detected and tracked 673 aerial attack assets — 38 missiles and 635 UAVs of various types. Among them:

  • 635 attack UAVs of the Shahed and “Gerbera” types (UAVs of other types), about 400 of them being Shaheds;

  • 3 Kh-47M2 Kinzhal air-launched ballistic missiles;

  • 35 Kh-101 and Iskander-K cruise missiles.

The air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units and unmanned systems units, as well as mobile fire groups of the Defense Forces of Ukraine.

As of 11:30, air defense forces had shot down and suppressed 621 aerial targets:

  • 587 enemy UAVs of the Shahed and Gerbera types (UAVs of other types);

  • 34 Kh-101 and Iskander-K cruise missiles.

“Missile impacts and 39 attack UAVs were recorded at 21 locations; debris from downed targets fell at 8 locations. In addition, three air-launched ballistic missiles failed to reach their targets (impact locations are being clarified)”, the statement said.