💥 Attack

Russian forces launched 339 Shahed-type drones, 258 decoy drones, and 26 Kh-101 cruise missiles in a large-scale overnight strike against Ukraine.

Multiple (Bryansk, Kursk, Oryol, Saratov, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Millerovo)
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Russian forces launched 339 Shahed-type drones and 258 decoy drones from Bryansk, Kursk, Oryol, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, and Millerovo; 26 Kh-101 cruise missiles from Saratov Oblast airspace

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russia launched 623 aerial weapons overnight, including 339 Shahed-type drones, various decoy UAVs (unmanned aerial weapons), and 26 Kh-101 cruise missiles

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian defenses reportedly downed 344 of them, including 319 Shahed drones and 25 missiles

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Extracted: 2026-02-24T00:13:43.582Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-july-12-2025