Ukraine downs 150 of 186 Russian drones and missiles in overnight attack

On the night of October 21, Russia attacked Ukraine with Iskander-K cruise missiles and 186 drones, with Ukrainian forces shooting down 150 UAVs. Casualties were reported in Kyiv. The attack began at 18:00 on October 20, with drones launched from Russian cities including Oryol, Kursk, and occupied Crimea. Air defense units, electronic warfare, and mobile fire groups repelled the assault, with 10 strike drones still airborne as of 08:30. A Russian drone hit a 24-story residential building in Kyiv's Sviatoshynskyi district, killing two people. Falling drone debris caused fires in parked cars and struck a transport infrastructure facility in other districts.