Russia attacked Ukraine with 172 drones from different directions — how many were destroyed
Kyiv • UNN
On the night of September 21, Russia attacked Ukraine with 172 drones from different directions. Air defenses shot down or suppressed 147 UAVs and one missile.
Russia launched 172 drones at Ukraine during the night of September 21; 147 of them were shot down or suppressed. UNN reports this, citing data from the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
What Russia attacked with and from where
According to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, during the night of September 21 (starting at 18:00 on September 20), the enemy attacked with 172 Shahed-type strike UAVs (64 of them jet-powered), Gerbera drones, Parody-type decoy drones, as well as Banderoль/Dan-T drones, from the following areas: Belgorod, Shatalovo, Oryol, Kursk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Millerovo — Russia; the temporarily occupied territory of Donetsk; and Hvardiiske — the temporarily occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.
How the air defense performed
The air assault was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare units and unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups of the Defense Forces of Ukraine.
According to preliminary data, as of 08:00, air defense forces had shot down/suppressed 147 enemy Shahed-type UAVs, Gerbera drones, drones of other types, and 1 Banderoль/Dan-T drone
Hits by enemy air attack weapons were recorded at 14 locations, as well as the fall of downed targets (debris) at 4 locations.
The attack is ongoing; enemy UAVs remain in the airspace.