46 out of 110 enemy drones shot down over Ukraine: what is known about the consequences of the Russian attack

Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with 110 drones, S-300 and X-59/69 missiles. Air defense forces shot down 46 drones in 10 regions, 60 were lost, and 2 flew to Belarus, the Ukrainian Air Force reported on Tuesday, UNN reports.

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According to the Ukrainian Air Force, on the night of November 12 (from 21.00 on November 11), the enemy struck Kharkiv with an S-300 anti-aircraft guided missile from Belgorod region (Russia), and attacked with two X-59/69 guided missiles from Kursk region (Russia). Chernihiv region, guided aerial bombs in Sumy and Kharkiv regions, as well as 110 Shahed strike UAVs and unidentified drones from Kursk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Bryansk regions - Russia.

The air attack was repelled by anti-aircraft missile troops, aviation, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Air Force and Defense Forces.

As of 11.00 a.m., 46 enemy UAVs were confirmed downed in Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, Cherkasy, Zaporizhzhia, Chernihiv, Dnipro and Mykolaiv regions. 60 enemy drones were lost in different regions of Ukraine, two Russian UAVs left Ukrainian airspace in the direction of Belarus

What is known about the consequences

Kyiv region

Ruslan Kravchenko, head of the Kyiv RMA, said that the Kyiv region suffered another massive night attack by the enemy using a UAV. "The alert lasted for 9 hours. Air defense forces were actively working in the region. Enemy targets were destroyed. There were no casualties among the population. There were no hits to critical or residential infrastructure. As a result of falling debris from downed enemy targets in one of the settlements, 10 private houses, a garage, 1 car, fences, and the roadway were damaged. Windows and doors were smashed, roofs were damaged," Kravchenko said on social media, adding that the regional administration, together with the district and the community, would provide all necessary assistance to the owners of the damaged homes for restoration.

Cherkasy region

"According to preliminary data, 12 'shaheds' were destroyed within our territory. In one case, dry grass caught fire due to the fall of an enemy target. In another, the blast wave damaged the windows of an enterprise. The most important thing is that there were no casualties," Ihor Taburets, head of the Cherkasy RMA, said on social media.

Sumy region

The Sumy RMA reported on social media that at night and in the morning strikes of the "Geranium-2" UAV (1 explosion) were recorded in Mykolaivska rural community, strikes of the "Geranium-2" UAV (1 explosion) in Okhtyrka community.

According to the State Border Guard Service, yesterday, during another Ukrainian drone attack, border guards in Sumy region, together with servicemen from other components of the Defense Forces, shot down an enemy Shahed (Geranium-2) attack drone.

According to the Siversk Command, on night of November 12, 2024, 7 enemy UAVs were shot down over the Siversk area of responsibility. Of these, 6 were destroyed by the forces and means of the Siversk Joint Task Force, and 1 by the forces and means of the Air Command. 

Dnipro region

As the head of the Dnipro RMA, Serhiy Lysak, said during the telethon, Russian occupiers tried to attack the region with "shaheds" at night, "but thanks to the work of our air defense personnel, our people slept peacefully.

Mykolaiv region

According to the head of the Mykolaiv RMA, Vitaliy Kim, on social media, on the night of November 12, air defense forces and means were engaged in combat operations in Mykolaiv region.