Defense Forces Destroy 46 Of 55 Enemy Drones Attacking Ukraine At Night

2025-08-22 05:06:42

(MENAFN- UkrinForm) According to Ukrinform, the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports this on Facebook .

On the night of August 22 (from 10:30 p.m. on August 21), the enemy attacked with 55 Shahed-type attack anti-aircraft missiles and simulator drones of various types from the following directions: Shatalovo, Kursk, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk in the Russian Federation, Hvardiiske in the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea.

The air attack was repelled by anti-aircraft missile forces, units of electronic warfare and unmanned systems, and mobile fire groups of the Defense Forces of Ukraine.

According to preliminary data, as of 09.00, anti-aircraft systems shot down or neutralized 46 enemy Shahed-type UAVs and simulator drones of various types in the north and east of the country.

9 UAV strikes were recorded at four locations.

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As Ukrinform reported, there were 157 clashes at the frontline during the day, and the enemy became more active in the Novopavlivka and Lyman sectors.

Photo: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

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