Russia launches large overnight drone attack on Ukraine with ballistic missile
Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with one ballistic missile and 162 drones, according to preliminary data from the Ukrainian Air Force. By 07:30, air defences had shot down or suppressed 135 drones, but impacts were recorded at 19 locations, with reports of injuries, fires and damage to infrastructure across several regions.
Key points
- The attack began at 18:00 on 9 November and continued overnight into 10 November.
- Russia used one Iskander-M ballistic missile and 162 attack drones.
- The drone wave included 96 Shahed-type reactive drones, Gerber-type drones and Parodiya decoys.
- The Iskander-M missile was launched from the Millerovo area in Russia.
- Ukrainian air defences reported 135 drones shot down or suppressed by 07:30, including 70 reactive drones.
- Impacts were recorded at 19 locations, while debris from downed drones fell at nine locations.
- Injuries, fires and damage were reported in Kirovohradshchyna, Kharkiv, Kherson, Kyiv, Poltavshchyna and Kremenchuk.
Why it matters
The combination of a ballistic missile with a large drone salvo from several directions made this a geographically broad overnight attack. Although Ukrainian air defences neutralised most of the drones, the remaining impacts affected critical infrastructure, energy and industrial facilities, housing and other sites across multiple regions.
What happened
Russian forces launched one Iskander-M ballistic missile from the Millerovo area and 162 attack drones from directions including Bryansk, Oryol, Shatalovo and Millerovo in Russia, as well as Hvardiiske in temporarily occupied Crimea. The drone force included 96 Shahed-type reactive drones, Gerber-type drones and Parodiya decoys.
Ukrainian aviation, air-defence missile troops, electronic-warfare and unmanned-systems units, and mobile fire teams of the Armed Forces of Ukraine responded. By 07:30 on 10 November, the Air Force reported that 135 drones had been shot down or suppressed, including 70 reactive drones. Several attacking drones remained airborne and combat operations were continuing when the preliminary figures were released.
Strikes were recorded at 19 locations and debris from downed drones at nine. In Kirovohradshchyna, critical infrastructure was damaged in Holovanivsk district and a fire broke out; two people were injured in Kropyvnytskyi. Two people were injured in Pereiaslav, where a communal residential facility was damaged. In Kharkiv, six people were injured, a private house caught fire and about 10 cars were damaged. A woman was injured and a fire broke out in Kherson. Drones also struck an energy facility in Poltavshchyna and an industrial enterprise in Kremenchuk.
How Ukrainian sources describe it
Ukrainian reporting focused on the Air Force's operational information, including the scale and composition of the attack, launch directions and the contribution of aviation, missile, electronic-warfare, unmanned-systems and mobile fire units. Reports also detailed injuries, fires and damage to critical infrastructure, housing, energy and industrial facilities in affected regions.
Background
The preliminary figures on neutralised drones were released by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine while several attacking drones were still airborne and combat operations were ongoing. The overnight wave combined Shahed-type reactive drones with Gerber-type drones and Parodiya decoys, while the ballistic missile was launched from the Millerovo area in Russia.