russia attacked Ukraine at night with "Iskander-M" and 139 unmanned aerial vehicles, 78 enemy drones were shot down, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Tuesday, writes UNN.
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According to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on the night of March 25, the enemy attacked with an Iskander-M ballistic missile from Crimea and 139 Shahed-type strike UAVs and drones-imitators of various types from the directions: Millerovo, Kursk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk - russia, Chauda - Crimea.
The air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units and mobile fire groups of the Air Force and the Defense Forces of Ukraine.
As of 09.00, the downing of 78 Shahed-type strike UAVs (drones of other types) in the south, north and center of the country has been confirmed
34 enemy drone-imitators, as indicated, - are locationally lost (without negative consequences).
"As a result of the Russian attack, Kharkiv region, Sumy region, Poltava region, Kirovohrad region, Kyiv region, Cherkasy region and Odesa region were affected," the statement reads.