Ignat told details of overnight shelling of Ukraine by Russians
In a massive attack on Ukraine on Monday, 16 October, the occupiers used Iskander-M, while the western regions of the country were attacked by kamikaze drones
This was stated by Colonel, speaker of the Air Force Command of the AFU Yuriy Ignata during a telethon, RBC-Ukraine reported.
Around midnight, an attack was carried out with Iskander M ballistic missile. Also guided aviation missiles Kh-59, which are used from tactical aircraft. There were five missiles, two of them were destroyed," he said.
Ignat reports that almost all drones launched that night were destroyed.
"11 out of 12 that the enemy launched from temporarily occupied Crimea from the Chouda aerodrome," the colonel added.
He also noted the direction of movement of enemy missiles and drones. It is reported that the missiles were mainly directed to the north and east of Ukraine at certain targets, while the drones moved in several groups in different directions, including to the western regions.
Meanwhile, the AFU General Staff reported total enemy combat losses from 24.02.22 to 16.10.23.
The Russians have lost about 860 more personnel over the past 24 hours. In total, since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, this number is tentatively about 288630 people.
Earlier Socialportal reported that this night Russia launched a combined attack on Ukraine.