{"id":580521,"date":"2026-04-03T19:22:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T16:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/2026\/04\/580521\/ballistic-missiles-weren-t-stopped-russia-struck-ukraine-with-ballistic-missiles-and-hundreds-of-drones\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T19:22:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T16:22:33","slug":"ballistic-missiles-weren-t-stopped-russia-struck-ukraine-with-ballistic-missiles-and-hundreds-of-drones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/en\/2026\/04\/580521\/ballistic-missiles-weren-t-stopped-russia-struck-ukraine-with-ballistic-missiles-and-hundreds-of-drones\/","title":{"rendered":"Ballistic missiles weren't stopped: Russia struck Ukraine with ballistic missiles and hundreds of drones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"419\" data-end=\"1023\">During another combined attack<strong> April 3<\/strong> 2026, Russian forces simultaneously employed ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as a large number of strike drones.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"20\" data-end=\"43\"><strong data-start=\"20\" data-end=\"43\">Used by the enemy<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"44\" data-end=\"268\">\n<li data-section-id=\"or3hr8\" data-start=\"44\" data-end=\"87\"><strong data-start=\"46\" data-end=\"52\">10<\/strong> ballistic missiles <strong data-start=\"71\" data-end=\"87\">&#8220;Iskander-M&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1optqzg\" data-start=\"88\" data-end=\"121\"><strong data-start=\"90\" data-end=\"96\">25<\/strong> cruise missiles <strong data-start=\"112\" data-end=\"121\">Kh-101<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1tq3nk4\" data-start=\"122\" data-end=\"161\"><strong data-start=\"124\" data-end=\"129\">2<\/strong> cruise missiles <strong data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"161\">&#8220;Iskander-K&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1d42e6r\" data-start=\"162\" data-end=\"268\"><strong data-start=\"164\" data-end=\"171\">542<\/strong> enemy UAVs of various types, including more than <strong data-start=\"214\" data-end=\"221\">330<\/strong> &#8220;Shahed&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"270\" data-end=\"302\"><strong data-start=\"270\" data-end=\"302\">Shot down \/ suppressed by air defense forces<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"303\" data-end=\"484\">\n<li data-section-id=\"1x4esjy\" data-start=\"303\" data-end=\"336\"><strong data-start=\"305\" data-end=\"311\">24<\/strong> cruise missiles <strong data-start=\"327\" data-end=\"336\">Kh-101<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1tq3nk4\" data-start=\"337\" data-end=\"376\"><strong data-start=\"339\" data-end=\"344\">2<\/strong> cruise missiles <strong data-start=\"360\" data-end=\"376\">&#8220;Iskander-K&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"rmlj1h\" data-start=\"377\" data-end=\"414\"><strong data-start=\"379\" data-end=\"386\">515<\/strong> enemy UAVs of various types<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"q3pfw8\" data-start=\"415\" data-end=\"484\">Total: <strong data-start=\"424\" data-end=\"431\">541<\/strong> aerial targets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"486\" data-end=\"504\"><strong data-start=\"486\" data-end=\"504\">Not intercepted<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"505\" data-end=\"613\">\n<li data-section-id=\"87lg6y\" data-start=\"505\" data-end=\"613\">The ballistic missiles <strong data-start=\"525\" data-end=\"541\">&#8220;Iskander-M&#8221;<\/strong> of this attack could not be intercepted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"615\" data-end=\"627\"><strong data-start=\"615\" data-end=\"627\">Consequences<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"628\" data-end=\"809\">\n<li data-section-id=\"1pi2hv7\" data-start=\"628\" data-end=\"705>&#8220;>Recorded impacts of <strong data-start=\"651\" data-end=\"657\">11<\/strong> missiles and <strong data-start=\"666\" data-end=\"672\">27<\/strong> strike UAVs at <strong data-start=\"689\" data-end=\"695\">20<\/strong> locations.<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"yz9fz4\" data-start=\"706\" data-end=\"809\">The fall of debris from shot-down targets was recorded at an additional <strong data-start=\"755\" data-end=\"761\">22<\/strong> locations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1025\" data-end=\"1459\">At the same time, the ballistic missiles that night could not be intercepted. The head of the Communications Department of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine <strong data-start=\"1137\" data-end=\"1151\">Yurii Ihnat<\/strong>, on the air of Novyny.LIVE, explained that Ukraine critically needs interceptor missiles for <strong data-start=\"1236\" data-end=\"1247\">Patriot<\/strong> systems to deal with such targets, and partners are constantly informed about this need. He also pointed out that deliveries may be affected by the overall international security situation, in particular in the <strong data-start=\"1401\" data-end=\"1420\">Middle East<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1461\" data-end=\"1937\">According to Ihnat, it was fighter aviation, primarily <strong data-start=\"1517\" data-end=\"1525\">F-16<\/strong>, that was the main factor in the success of intercepting the cruise missiles that were flying over Ukraine during the day on <strong data-start=\"1623\" data-end=\"1635\">April 3<\/strong>. He noted that Ukrainian pilots demonstrate almost one-hundred-percent effectiveness specifically against this type of target. In addition to aviation, other air defense components were involved in repelling the attack: ground systems, helicopters, electronic warfare systems, and interceptor drones.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1939\" data-end=\"2373\">A separate hit of a <strong data-start=\"1979\" data-end=\"1988\">Kh-101<\/strong> missile was recorded in the <strong data-start=\"1992\" data-end=\"2007\">Zhytomyr region<\/strong>. Overall, according to the Air Forces, impacts of <strong data-start=\"2053\" data-end=\"2059\">11<\/strong> missiles and <strong data-start=\"2068\" data-end=\"2074\">27<\/strong> strike UAVs occurred at <strong data-start=\"2108\" data-end=\"2114\">20<\/strong> locations, and debris from shot-down targets was recorded at another <strong data-start=\"2131\" data-end=\"2137\">22<\/strong> locations. The Russian army is also increasingly using daytime strikes, effectively testing a new tactic of psychological pressure on the population and the defense system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reminder: earlier we wrote:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/en\/2026\/04\/579960\/russia-is-using-drones-with-metal-rods-against-the-ukrainian-armed-forces-uavs\/\">Russia uses drones with metal rods against Ukrainian Armed Forces&#8217; UAVs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/en\/2026\/03\/578859\/the-eu-estimates-ukraine-s-need-for-2-000-interceptor-missiles-per-year\/\">EU estimates Ukraine&#8217;s need for 2,000 interceptor missiles per year<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/en\/2026\/03\/578246\/the-drone-revolution-by-ukrainians-why-cheap-drones-on-the-frontline-proved-more-effective-than-expensive-missiles\/\">&#8220;The drone revolution&#8221; by Ukrainians: why cheap craft proved more effective than expensive missiles<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/en\/2026\/03\/576922\/zelensky-russia-is-cutting-missile-production-and-betting-on-attack-drones\/\">Zelensky: Russia is cutting missile production and betting on strike drones<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/2026\/03\/575893\/ukraina-stvoriuie-vlasnyj-kupol-ppo-vid-masovykh-atak-droniv\/\">Ukraine is creating its own air-defense dome against mass drone attacks<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the massive strike on Ukraine on April 3, 2026, Ukrainian air defenses neutralized 515 of 542 enemy drones and 26 cruise missiles, but ballistic targets could not be intercepted this time. 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