Never before has the Russian army fired so many long-range drones into Ukraine. In the early morning of Tuesday, November 26, 188 Shahed type drones (Iranian name) and four Iskander-M ballistic missiles attacked Ukrainian territory, which constitutes a new record in a thousand days of war, according to the Air Force. Ukrainian.
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The 192 projectiles were fired from the Russian regions of Voronezh, Oriol, Kursk and Krasnodar, bordering Ukraine. Still according to the same source, Ukrainian anti-aircraft defense units managed to shoot down 76 drones by kinetic means (fighter planes, helicopters, mobile anti-aircraft batteries, surface-to-air missiles) and using electronic jammers. In addition, 95 other Russian drones were allegedly diverted from their targets using a system to spoof satellite coordinates, used by drones and missiles to guide themselves in the airspace.
According to information provided by Ukrainian military authorities, which is impossible to independently verify, only 17 out of 188 Russian drones managed to break through Ukraine’s air defense. That’s an efficiency rate of around 90%. However, none of the four Iskander-M ballistic missiles were shot down. Unlike Shahed-type attack drones, which fly at very low altitude to escape radar, ballistic missiles fly at very high altitude and are clearly visible, but extremely difficult to intercept.
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According to Ukrainian media, the attack damaged private buildings and apartment buildings in several regions, including kyiv. In Ternopil, western Ukraine, electrical infrastructure was hit, leading to power outages across the region. The authorities do not report any victims or injuries following these attacks.
In its daily bulletin, the Russian Defense Ministry confirms an air attack in vague terms, using “attack drones” against “military airfield infrastructure”other military targets in « 135 zones ».
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Nighttime (and sometimes daytime) attacks by Shahed-type drones have become a daily occurrence in recent months, with waves of fire numbering several dozen units. “The Russians are having difficulty increasing ballistic missile production, which is stagnating at around ten units per month. They manufacture between 30 and 35 cruise missiles per month. On the other hand, the production rate of Shahed type drones has increased considerably: the rate now exceeds a thousand units per month. underlines Ukrainian military analyst Evhen Diki.
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