Russia launched two Iskander missiles and 44 drones at Ukraine overnight

5 December 2024, 10:50 AM

Russian forces launched two Iskander-M missiles at the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and 44 drones across Ukraine, with defense forces downing 30, the Air Force reported on Telegram on Dec. 5.

Russian forces fired two Iskander-M ballistic missiles at the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and launched 44 Shahed drones and others from Oryol and Kursk, according to Ukraine’s Defense Forces.

As of 8:30 a.m. Dec. 5, Ukrainian air defense units downed 30 UAVs across multiple oblasts, including Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Odesa.

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The military reported 12 drones lost from radar and one leaving Ukrainian airspace toward Belarus.

Air raid alerts sounded overnight in several oblasts, but no explosions or impacts were reported.

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