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Ukraine Says It Downed 621 Drones and Missiles in Overnight Mass Strike

Ukraine credits F‑16 crews with most cruise‑missile intercepts, underscoring a shortage of air‑defense munitions.

Overview

  • Radio-technical troops tracked 673 Russian air attack assets overnight on December 22–23, including 635 strike drones and 38 missiles.
  • As of 11:30, Ukrainian defenses neutralized 621 targets, shooting down or suppressing 587 drones and 34 Kh‑101/Iskander‑K cruise missiles.
  • Three Kh‑47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles were launched, and three aeroballistic missiles did not reach intended targets as impact sites remain under verification.
  • Hits and debris caused damage at 21 locations with debris falling in eight areas, prompting nuclear plants to reduce output and outages across eight regions.
  • Launches originated from multiple Russian regions and Crimea, and Ukraine employed aviation, air-defense systems, electronic warfare, unmanned systems, and mobile fire groups.