Russia launched a overnight missile and drone attack on Ukraine, deploying 16 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles from Bryansk, Voronezh and Kursk regions; 14 Kh-101 cruise missiles from Tu-95MS aircraft over Volgograd region; 4 S-300/S-400 anti-aircraft guided missiles and 1 unspecified missile from Belgorod region; and 23 Shahed-131/136 attack UAVs from Primorsko-Akhtarsk.
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On the night of September 2, 2024, the Russian invaders launched a missile attack on the Kyiv, Sumy and Kharkiv regions using ballistic, cruise and anti-aircraft guided missiles, as well as attacked [the country] with Shahed-type combat UAVs launched from the south.
16 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles were launched from Russia's Bryansk, Voronezh and Kursk regions
14 Kh-101 cruise missiles from Tu-95MS aircraft from the airspace of Russia's Volgograd region
4 S-300/S-400 anti-aircraft guided missiles and 1 missile of an unspecified type from Belgorod region
23 Shahed-131/136 attack UAVs from Primorsko-Akhtarsk
16 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles from Bryansk, Voronezh and Kursk oblasts - RF
The Air Force's radio engineering troops detected and tracked 58 air targets - 35 missiles of various types and 23 attack UAVs launched from Russian regions.
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