Air defenses neutralize two ballistic missiles, 255 drones in overnight Russian attack on Ukraine

Ukraine’s Air Force reported this on Telegram , according to Ukrinform. Starting at 6 p.m. on Monday, October 26, Russian forces attacked Ukraine with Iskander-M/S-400 missiles launched from Russia’s Bryansk region and 280 strike UAVs, including Shahed drones (69 of them jet-powered), Gerbera drones, and Parody-type decoy drones. The drones were launched from Oryol, Millerovo, Kursk, Shatalovo, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia, as well as from temporarily occupied Donetsk and Hvardiiske in Crimea. The air attack was countered by Ukrainian Defense Forces aircraft, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare units, unmanned systems units, and mobile air defense groups. According to preliminary data, as of 9 a.m.