Russia attacked Ukraine with 273 drones overnight, 252 of them were shot down or suppressed, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Saturday, writes UNN.
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According to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on the night of March 28 (from 18:00 on March 27), the enemy attacked with 273 attack UAVs of the Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas types and other types of drones from the directions: Oryol, Kursk, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk - Russia, Gvardiyske - TOT AR Crimea, about 180 of them were "Shaheds".
The main direction of the strike is Odesa region
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 07:30, air defense shot down/suppressed 252 enemy UAVs. 21 attack UAVs were recorded hitting 18 locations, as well as the fall of downed (fragments) at 9 locations. After 07:00, the enemy launched repeated drone attacks on Odesa region and other regions in the north and east. The results of combat work are being clarified