Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT

Air Defense Forces Destroy 139 Russian Drones Out Of 176 Launched


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



"On the night of 16 November (from 18:00 on 15 November), the enemy launched an attack involving one Iskander-M ballistic missile, fired from the Rostov region of the Russian Federation, as well as 176 Shahed and Gerbera UCAVs, along with other types of drone, fired from the direction of Kursk, Orel, Millerovo and Primorsko-Akhtarsk (the Russian Federation) and Chauda (in the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea). Around 100 of the drones were Shahed," the report says.

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

According to preliminary data, as of 09:00, Air Defense Forces shot down or jammed 139 enemy Shahed and Gerbera UAVs and other types of drones in the north, south, and east of the country.

A total of 37 strikes were carried out by UCAVs at 14 locations, and debris from downed UAVs fell at two locations.

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The Air Force noted that the attack continues, with new groups of enemy UAVs in the airspace.

As reported by Ukrinform, 176 combat clashes between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders were recorded on the front line over the past day, November 15.

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