The ballistic missiles comprised eight Iskander-M or North Korean KN-23 weapons. The cruise-missile total included 25 Kh-101s, eight Kalibrs and four Iskander-Ks.
Ukraine also reported intercepting 21 Kh-59/69 guided air-launched missiles and five Oniks anti-ship missiles. Air defence units destroyed a further 101 S8000 Banderol loitering munitions, which the ministry described as drone-missiles.
The intercepted unmanned aircraft included 1,876 Shahed-131/136 attack drones and 1,460 jet-powered Shahed-238s. Ukrainian forces also intercepted 1,031 reconnaissance drones and 820 Lancet loitering munitions.
More than 50,000 tactical-level drones were neutralised during the month, according to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The response involved combat aircraft, surface-to-air missile units, electronic warfare forces, unmanned systems and mobile fire groups.
The ministry said attacks involving jet-powered drones intensified over the summer. Those aircraft accounted for about half of the long-range drones used during some large-scale attacks.
Jet-powered drones can fly at about 400 km/h, leaving air defence units with less time to detect and engage them. S8000 Banderol munitions can reach 600 km/h and were used almost every day, according to the ministry.
Their speed and altitude make them more difficult targets for interceptor drones and mobile fire groups. Ukraine said effective defence required additional ground-based air defence systems and combat aircraft armed with air-to-air missiles and cannon.
The Defence Ministry said it was continuing work to expand the country’s air defence capacity. It called on international partners to fund Ukrainian drone production and accelerate deliveries of missiles for air defence systems.
