Ukrainian Armed Forces shoot down 64 enemy drones in the sky over Ukraine today

Ukrainian Armed Forces shoot down 64 enemy drones in the sky over Ukraine today

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Ukraine's air defense forces shot down 64 enemy drones out of 114 launched across the country. 41 UAVs were lost in the area, and two flew in the direction of Belarus and Russia.

Today, on November 22, the Air Defense Forces shot down  64 Russian drones out of 114 launched in Ukraine, 41 drones were lost locally. Also, two more UAVs flew to Belarus and Russia, the Ukrainian Air Force reported on Friday, UNN reported.

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Reportedly, since 01:30 a.m. on November 22, Russians have been attacking Ukraine with Shahed-type strike UAVs and unidentified drones from the Russian Eagle.

A total of 114 enemy air targets were detected and escorted.

As of 17:30, air defense shot down 64 enemy drones, mostly in the center of the country and in the northeastern regions. 41 drones were lost locally, presumably due to active countermeasures by the electronic warfare of the Defense Forces, and two more Russian UAVs left Ukrainian airspace in the direction of Russia and Belarus

- , the Air Force said in a statement.

It is noted that aviation, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare equipment and mobile fire groups of the Air Force and the Defense Forces of Ukraine were involved in repelling the attack.

According to the Air Force, combat operations are ongoing, with four enemy UAVs still in Ukrainian airspace.

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