Ukraine's Air Defense Downs 192 Of 216 Russian Drones In Overnight Attack

2026-05-12 05:20:21

(MENAFN- UkrinForm) According to Ukrinform, the Ukrainian Air Force announced this on Telegram.

From 18:00 on Monday, May 11, the enemy launched 216 strike drones of the Shahed, Gerbera, and Italmas types, as well as Parodiya decoy drones, from Bryansk, Shatalovo, Kursk, Millerovo, Oryol, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk (Russia), as well as from temporarily occupied Donetsk and Hvardiiske in temporarily occupied Crimea.

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

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According to preliminary data as of 09:30 on Tuesday, May 12, air defense forces shot down or suppressed 192 drones in northern, southern, eastern, and central regions of Ukraine.

Twenty-five strike drones hit ten locations, and debris from downed drones was recorded at five locations.

The attack is ongoing, with up to ten enemy drones remaining in Ukrainian airspace.

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