6 Iskander-M ballistic missiles and over 70 Shahed missiles destroyed - Air Force

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On the night of February 12, 2025, Russian troops attacked Kyiv and Kryvyi Rih with Iskander-M ballistic missiles (S-400 anti-aircraft guided missiles). Six launches were made from the Bryansk region and one from the Crimea.

This was reported by Censor.NET with reference to the press center of the Air Force Command.

It is also noted that the enemy attacked with 123 Shahed-type strike UAVs and imitator drones.

Aviation, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare equipment, and mobile fire groups of the Air Force and the Defense Forces of Ukraine were involved in repelling the enemy air attack.

What did our air defense manage to destroy?

According to the Air Force, as of 08:30 a.m., six Iskander-M ballistic missiles (S-400) and 71 Shahed-type strike UAVs (other types of drones) were confirmed downed in the Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Kyiv, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Kirovohrad, Zhytomyr, Dnipro, Kherson, and Mykolaiv regions.

40 enemy imitator drones were lost locally (without negative consequences).

Consequences of the hostile attack

As a result of the enemy attack, the Kyiv, Dnipro (Kryvyi Rih), Sumy, Poltava, and Chernihiv regions suffered.

Earlier, Censor.NET reported that the enemy launched a missile attack on Kyiv: there is a dead man, and a 9-year-old child was wounded. There are fires in three districts. According to rescuers, there is damage to office buildings in the Obolon district, and a warehouse is on fire in the Holosiivskyi district.

It was also reported that the Russians attacked the Kyiv region with missiles and drones. There was a fire in the Obukhiv district, and houses were damaged in the Boryspil district. In addition, the day before, the Russians attacked Kryvyi Rih with missiles, and there is damage to residential infrastructure.

Author: Екатерина Людвик