On the night of 8 November (starting at 18:00 on 7 November), Russian forces attacked Ukraine with three Kh-59/69 guided air-launched missiles from the Sea of Azov and 164 attack UAVs, including Shahed drones (112 of which were jet-powered), Gerbera drones and Parodiya decoy drones.
The drones were launched from Oryol, Kursk, Millerovo and Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia, as well as Russian-occupied Donetsk and Hvardiiske in occupied Crimea.
The aerial attack was repelled by Ukrainian aircraft, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare units, unmanned systems units and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defence Forces.
According to preliminary data as of 08:00, Ukrainian air defences shot down or suppressed 137 Russian UAVs, including Shahed drones (88 of which were jet-powered), Gerbera drones and other types of UAVs.
Several attack drones remained in Ukrainian airspace, and air defence operations were ongoing.
Russian aerial weapons struck 23 locations, while debris from intercepted targets was recorded at six locations.
