India's S-400 Air Defence Destroys 8 Missiles Over Jammu

India has thwarted a awesome rocket onslaught from Pakistan, destroying 8 incoming projectiles pinch its S-400 aerial defence strategy precocious Thursday night. The missiles were aimed astatine cardinal locations including nan Jammu civilian airport, Samba, RS Pura, Arnia, and adjacent areas. Two drones person been changeable down adjacent Jammu University.  

As nan threat escalated, energy was trim disconnected successful parts of Jammu to facilitate aerial defence operations. Security agencies confirmed that each missiles were intercepted mid-air, preventing immoderate harm to civilian aliases subject infrastructure.

One drone deed Jammu airdrome while Indian aerial defence systems downed 3 others successful Pathankot, Jammu city, and Udhampur. The Air Defence strategy took down 2 drones adjacent Jammu University. Multiple blasts person been heard successful Jammu. Also, a drone was seen successful nan Sujanpur area of ​​Pathankot. The Army changeable down a drone.

An detonation was besides heard successful Jaisalmer, while dense shelling by mortars was reported successful Tanghdhar.

Pakistan deed respective cities successful nan bordering states of Punjab, Rajasthan, and nan Jammu region. Civilian targets were deed successful Jammu, Udhampur, Akhnoor, Pathankot, Gurdaspur, and Jaisalmer among others. Indian combatant jets person launched antagonistic operations.

The improvement comes hours aft India’s Defence Ministry issued a elaborate connection outlining nan events that unfolded pursuing Operation Sindoor, India’s targeted precision strikes connected panic camps successful Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) connected May 7.

“During nan Press Briefing connected Operation SINDOOR connected 07 May 2025, India had called its consequence arsenic focused, measured and non-escalatory. It was specifically mentioned that Pakistani subject establishments had not been targeted. It was besides reiterated that immoderate onslaught connected subject targets successful India will induce a suitable response,” nan Defence Ministry had stated earlier successful nan day.

Despite India's stated intent to de-escalate, Pakistan launched a activity of retaliatory drone and rocket attacks during nan nighttime of May 7–8, attempting to onslaught respective subject installations crossed Northern and Western India. These included Awantipura, Srinagar, Jammu, Pathankot, Amritsar, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Adampur, Bhatinda, Chandigarh, Nal, Phalodi, Uttarlai, and Bhuj.

All of these threats were intercepted and neutralised by India’s Integrated Counter-UAS Grid and Air Defence systems. “The debris of these attacks is now being recovered from a number of locations that beryllium nan Pakistani attacks,” nan Ministry said.

In response, nan Indian Armed Forces this greeting carried retired precision strikes connected Pakistani aerial defence assets. “Today greeting Indian Armed Forces targeted Air Defence Radars and systems astatine a number of locations successful Pakistan. Indian consequence has been successful nan aforesaid domain pinch aforesaid strength arsenic Pakistan. It has been reliably learnt that an Air Defence strategy astatine Lahore has been neutralised,” nan Ministry stated.

Meanwhile, Pakistan has intensified its unprovoked firing crossed nan Line of Control utilizing mortars and dense artillery successful Kupwara, Baramulla, Uri, Poonch, Mendhar, and Rajouri sectors successful Jammu and Kashmir.

Sixteen civilians, including 3 women and 5 children, person reportedly died owed to Pakistani shelling. “Here too, India was compelled to respond to bring Mortar and Artillery occurrence from Pakistan to a halt,” nan Defence Ministry said.

The Indian Armed Forces reiterated their stand: “Indian Armed Forces reiterate their committedness to non-escalation, provided it is respected by nan Pakistani military.”