Daytime Russian attack: air defences stop 139 drones and eight Banderol missiles
On 2 November Russia launched 171 attack UAVs and 10 S8000 Banderol/Dan-T missiles at Ukraine. Air defences shot down or suppressed 139 drones and eight missiles, the General Staff said.
General Staff figures
From 06:30 to 19:00 on 2 November, Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 171 attack UAVs of various types, including 103 jet-powered drones, plus Gerbera and other decoy types, and 10 S8000 Banderol/Dan-T missiles, the General Staff said.
Air defences neutralized 139 UAVs, including 78 jet-powered ones, and eight of the ten missiles. About 20 attack drones were still in the air when the update was issued. The military urged people not to ignore air-raid alerts.
Overnight wave
From the evening of 1 November Russia had already launched 193 attack UAVs, including 75 jet-powered Shahed-type drones plus Gerbera and Parodiya decoys. By the morning of 2 November the Air Force reported 154 drones shot down or suppressed, with impacts at 26 locations and debris at nine.
About Banderol
S8000 Banderol/Dan-T appears in General Staff updates as a distinct missile threat alongside mass drone waves. The daytime bulletin did not list impact regions in detail, focusing on interception numbers.
Why it matters
Mixing daytime jet-powered drones with Banderol missiles shows Russia is not limiting itself to night raids. Civilians face longer daytime alerts; air defence needs munitions and mobile fire groups around the clock.
Sources
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