58 drones shot down over Ukraine, 72 failed to reach targets during night attack by Russia
Kyiv • UNN
Russia attacked Ukraine with 132 drones from different regions of the Russian Federation. Defense forces shot down 58 UAVs, 72 did not reach their targets, and 2 returned to Russia.
Russia attacked Ukraine with 132 drones at night, shooting down 58 drones, 72 did not reach their targets, and 2 returned to Russia, the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported on Saturday, UNN reports.
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According to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, on the night of December 14, the enemy attacked Ukraine with Shahed and other types of UAVs from the areas of Kursk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Orel, Bryansk, and Millerovo. A total of 132 enemy UAVs were used in the attack.
As of 09.00, 58 Shahed and other types of attack UAVs were confirmed to have been shot down in Chernihiv, Sumy, Kyiv, Poltava, Cherkasy, Vinnytsia, Odesa, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv, Dnipro and Kirovohrad regions. In addition, due to the active counteraction of the Defense Forces, 72 enemy drones failed to reach their targets (lost in the area), and two returned to 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.
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