Ukraine downs Iskander missile and 107 drones in massive overnight Russian strike — Air Force
Russian war31 October 2025, 10:40 AM
According to the report, Russian forces fired the Iskander-M
missile from Russia’s Rostov Oblast, while drones were launched from Kursk,
Orel, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk, as well as from Chauda and Hvardiiske in occupied
Crimea.
Ukraine’s Air Force said the country’s air defenses —
including fighter aircraft, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare
teams, drone units, and mobile fire groups — repelled the aerial assault.
Preliminary data indicates that air defense forces destroyed
or disabled the ballistic missile and 107 drones over northern, southern, and
eastern regions of Ukraine.
Ukrainian troops recorded 36 drone strikes at 20 different
locations.
The Air Force warned that the attack was still ongoing, with
several Russian drones remaining in Ukrainian airspace.
During the night, Russian drones struck residential areas
and infrastructure in Sumy, injuring 11 people, including four children.
Ukrzaliznytsia reported that Russian forces also hit railway
infrastructure in Sumy and Kharkiv oblasts.
The Russian military attacked the city of Dnipro as well, sparking a fire at a civilian business site.