On the night of July 10 (from 18:00 on July 9), the Russian forces launched an air attack using 415 aerial attack means:
- 397 strike UAVs of the Shahed type and various types of imitation drones from the directions of Bryansk, Prymorsko-Akhtarsk, Kursk, Orel, Millerovo – Russia (about 200 were Shaheds);
- 8 Iskander-M ballistic missiles from Bryansk region – Russia;
- 6 Kh-101 cruise missiles from the airspace of Saratov region – Russia;
- 4 S-300 surface-to-air guided missiles from Kursk region – Russia.
The main target of the strike was the capital of Ukraine, the city of Kyiv.
The air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units and drone systems, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
According to preliminary data, as of 10:00, air defense has shot down 178 aerial attack means:
- 164 Shahed-type UAVs;
- 8 Iskander-M ballistic missiles;
- 6 Kh-101 cruise missiles.
- In addition, 204 drones/missiles were either lost to detection or suppressed by electronic warfare.
Russian air attack means were recorded hitting 8 locations (33 strike UAVs), as well as the fall of shot-down drones/missiles in 23 locations.
