On the night of July 26 (from 8:00 PM on July 25), the Russian forces launched an attack with 235 aerial assault means (208 drones and 27 missiles of various types):
- 208 strike drones of the Shahed type and various types of drone imitators from the directions of Bryansk, Kursk, Orel, Millerovo, Shatalovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk (Russia), and Hvardiiske – occupied territory (TOT) of Crimea;
- 12 ballistic missiles Iskander-M / KN-23 (from Voronezh, Kursk, Rostov regions of Russia, Yeysk, and TOT of Crimea);
- 8 cruise missiles Iskander-K (from Yeysk, Voronezh, Rostov regions);
- 7 guided aviation missiles Kh-59/69 (from the airspace of Belgorod region, Russia, and TOT of Zaporizhzhia region).
The main direction of the strike was Dnipropetrovsk region.
The air assault was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare units, drone units, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
Preliminary data as of 9:30 AM reports that air defense and electronic warfare suppressed/destroyed 200 aerial assault means:
- 183 strike drones;
- 17 missiles of various types.
There were recorded hits from 10 missiles and 25 strike drones in 9 locations, as well as the fall of destroyed debris in 8 locations.
