Air Defense Forces Neutralize 131 Out Of 149 Enemy Drones, Hits Recorded At 11 Locations

2025-12-08 03:07:36

(MENAFN- UkrinForm) According to Ukrinform, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated this on Telegram.

According to the report, from 18:00 on December 7, the Russians attacked with 149 strike UAVs of the Shahed, Herbera, and other types from the following directions: Bryansk, Oryol, Kursk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Millerovo (Russia), temporarily occupied Donetsk, and Chauda (temporarily occupied Crimea). About 90 of them were Shahed-type drones.

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

According to preliminary data, as of 09:00 on Monday, December 8, air defense shot down or suppressed 131 drones in the north, south, and east of Ukraine.

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Impacts of 16 strike UAVs were recorded at 11 locations, as well as the fall of downed targets (debris) at four locations. The attack is ongoing; several enemy drones remain in Ukrainian airspace.

As Ukrinform reported, on the night of December 8, Russian Shahed-type drones attacked the Okhtyrka community in the Sumy region, injuring at least seven people.

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