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Ukraine Invasion Day 1,143: RU increasingly using strike packages comprised mainly of drones [1]
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Date: 2025-04-10
Russian forces conducted a large series of drone strikes against Ukraine on the night of April 9 to 10 and a ballistic missile strike against Dnipro City on the afternoon of April 10.
The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched 145 Shahed and decoy drones from the directions of Kursk and Oryol cities; Millerovo, Rostov Oblast; Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Krasnodar Krai; and occupied Cape Chauda, Crimea overnight on April 9 to 10.[78] The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces shot down 85 drones over northern, southern, eastern, and central Ukraine and that 49 decoy drones were "lost," likely due to Ukrainian electronic warfare (EW) interference. Ukrainian officials reported that Russian drones damaged infrastructure in Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Khmelnytskyi, Poltava, and Mykolai oblasts.[79] Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Head Serhii Lysak later reported on April 10 that Russian forces struck a civilian facility in Dnipro City with a ballistic missile, killing one and injuring three civilians.[80]
Ukrainian Air Force Spokesperson Colonel Yuriy emphasized the importance of Patriot air defense systems in bolstering Ukraine's ability to defend against Russian ballistic missile strikes. Ihnat stated on April 10 that Ukrainian forces have shot down 100 Iskander-K cruise missiles; 97 Iskander-M and KN-23 ballistic missiles; 40 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles; and 2,400 Kh-101 and Kalibr cruise missiles since February 24, 2022, and noted that US-provided Patriot systems are the only air defense system that Ukraine possesses capable of shooting down Russian ballistic missiles.[81] Ihnat also reported on April 10 that Russian forces directed large numbers of Shaheds toward a single oblast in order to overload Ukrainian air defenses.[82] Ihnat stated that mobile fire groups remain critical to Ukraine's ability to defend against Russian drone strikes. ISW recently assessed that Russia is increasingly using strike packages comprised mainly of drones as they stockpile missiles, suggesting that a combined air defense umbrella using all air defense assets available to Ukraine will continue to be of paramount importance.[83]
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