The Ukrainian Air Force reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.

Starting at 18:00 on August 8, Russian forces attacked the Odesa region with ballistic, anti-ship and anti-radiation missiles, including Iskander-M/S-400, Oniks and Kh-31P missiles, launched from areas in the temporarily occupied Crimea and the Black Sea. They also launched 202 Shahed-type attack drones, including jet-powered ones, as well as Gerbera drones, Parodiya decoy drones and Banderol loitering munitions from Kursk, Millerovo, Oryol and Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia, as well as temporarily occupied Donetsk and Hvardiiske in Crimea.

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The Odesa region was the main target of the attack.

The air assault was repelled by Ukrainian aviation, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare and unmanned systems units, and mobile fire teams.

According to preliminary data, as of 08:00 on August 9, air defenses had shot down or suppressed 174 enemy UAVs, including Shahed and Gerbera drones and drones of other types, as well as five Banderol loitering munitions, in northern, southern and eastern Ukraine.

Missile and attack drone hits were recorded at 22 locations, while debris from downed targets fell at six locations. As a result of the countermeasures, several enemy missiles failed to reach their targets, and information about where they fell is being clarified.

The attack is ongoing, with enemy UAVs still in Ukrainian airspace, the Ukrainian Air Force said.