On the night of June 21 (from 8:00 PM on June 20), the Russian forces launched an air attack on Ukraine using 280 air assault weapons:
- 272 strike drones of the Shahed type and various types of imitation drones from the directions of Bryansk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Kursk, Orel, Millerovo, Shatalovo — Russia; and Chauda — occupied Crimea.
- 2 air-launched ballistic missiles Kh-47M2 Kinzhal from the airspace of Tambov region — Russia;
- 4 cruise missiles Kalibr from the Black Sea;
- 2 cruise missiles Iskander-K from Belgorod region — Russia.
The main target of the strike was Poltava region, specifically the city of Kremenchuk
The air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
According to preliminary data, as of 10:00 AM, air defense neutralized 260 air assault weapons: 145 were shot down by fire means, and 115 were lost to electronic warfare or radar suppression.
- 140 Shahed-type drones (and other drone types) were shot down by fire means, 112 were lost or suppressed by electronic warfare;
- 3 cruise missiles Iskander-K (1 lost to suppression);
- 1 air-launched ballistic missile Kh-47M2 Kinzhal (1 lost to suppression);
- 1 cruise missile Kalibr (1 lost to suppression).
Hits from Russian air assault weapons were recorded in Kremenchuk, Poltava region, with debris falling in three locations.
