On the night of December 26 (starting from 18:00 on December 25), the enemy attacked with one Iskander-M ballistic missile launched from the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea, as well as 99 strike UAVs of the Shahed type, “Gerbera”, and other types of drones.

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

The enemy launched attacks from the directions of Bryansk, Kursk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk (Russia), and Hvardiiske in temporarily occupied Crimea; about 60 of them were Shahed drones.

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 Ukrainian Defense Forces.

According to preliminary data, as of 9:00, air defense shot down or suppressed 73 enemy UAVs of the Shahed type, “Gerbera”, and other drones in the north, south, and east of the country.

Hits by a ballistic missile and 26 strike UAVs were recorded at 16 locations.