Russia attacked Ukraine with 99 drones overnight, 90 of them were shot down or suppressed, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Wednesday, writes UNN.
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According to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on the night of March 11 (from 18:00 on March 10), the enemy attacked with 99 attack UAVs of the Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas types and other types of drones from the directions: Oryol, Kursk, Bryansk, Millerovo, Shatalovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk – Russia, Gvardiyske – temporarily occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, about 70 of them were "Shaheds".
The air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare and unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups of the Defense Forces of Ukraine.
According to preliminary data, as of 08:30, air defense shot down/suppressed 90 enemy UAVs of the Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas types and other types of drones in the north, south and east of the country. 9 attack UAVs were hit at 6 locations, and downed (fragments) fell at three locations.
The attack, as indicated, is ongoing, with several enemy UAVs in the airspace.