Air Force: 50 out of 73 drones were shot down in the skies over Ukraine
Kyiv • UNN
Ukraine's air defense destroyed 50 of 73 enemy drones on the night of November 24. The attack was carried out from the territory of the Russian Federation, and combat operations continue with 4 UAVs remaining in the air.
On the night of November 24, the Air Defense Forces of Ukraine destroyed 50 of 73 drones launched by the Russian army, according to a report by the Ukrainian Air Force, UNN reports .
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Reportedly, on the night of November 24, starting at 00:30, the occupiers attacked Ukraine with Shahed UAVs and unidentified drones from Orel and Bryansk region.
A total of 73 enemy UAVs were detected and escorted.
Aviation, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare assets, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Air Force and Defense Forces are involved in repelling the attack.
As of 09.00, air defense shot down 50 enemy drones in Kyiv, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Chernihiv, Sumy, Poltava, Zhytomyr regions
19 drones were lost in the area, probably due to active countermeasures by the electronic warfare of the Defense Forces.
There are 4 enemy UAVs in the air, combat operations are ongoing, the Ukrainian Armed Forces added.
