Ukraine repels major missile, drone attack from Russia Photo

Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) successfully repelled a large-scale attack launched by the Russian Federation on the night of February 13–14, officials said.

The assault began at 6:30 p.m. local time and involved a combination of ballistic missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), Caliber.Az reports per the AFU press service.

Russia deployed an Iskander-M ballistic missile alongside 112 strike drones of the Shahed, Gerbera, and Italmas types. Approximately 70 of the drones were Shahed models, widely used in previous attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure.

By the morning of February 14, preliminary reports indicated that Ukraine’s air defence forces successfully shot down or neutralised 91 UAVs. Despite these defences, 18 attack drones managed to strike 11 targets, with debris from the downed drones falling in two separate locations.

By Sabina Mammadli