Russia launched a ballistic missile strike and deployed 131 drones, but none of the UAVs reached their intended targets.

On the night of January 20 to 21, 2025, the enemy launched an attack using 131 strike UAVs of the "Shahed" type and various models of imitation drones, which were deployed from the directions of Millerovo, Orel, and Primorsk-Akhtarsk (RF). Additionally, 4 Iskander-M ballistic missiles were used from the territory of the Voronezh region. This was reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The airstrike was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare units, mobile fire groups of the Air Forces, and the Defense Forces of Ukraine.

As of 09:00, the destruction of 72 "Shahed" strike UAVs and other drones has been confirmed in the Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyi, Vinnytsia, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, and Rivne regions.

59 enemy imitation drones were destroyed without negative consequences for Ukraine.

In the Poltava and Cherkasy regions, buildings of institutions, economic structures, and private houses were damaged. Special services are working to eliminate the aftermath, with no casualties reported so far.

Let us remind you that drones attacked an oil depot in the Voronezh region, resulting in a large-scale fire. On January 20, drones attacked the oil depot in the Voronezh region of Russia for the second time in a few days, causing significant fire damage.