Air Defense Neutralizes 115 Of 165 Russian Drones Launched Against Ukraine Overnight
Starting at 18:00 on October 19, Russia attacked Ukraine with 165 strike drones, including Shahed-type UAVs (105 of them jet-powered), S8000 BanderoL/Dan-T, Gerbera drones and Parodiya decoy drones. They were launched from Oryol, Kursk and Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia; the temporarily occupied city of Donetsk and the Chauda and Hvardiiske areas in temporarily occupied Crimea; and over the Sea of Azov.
The air attack was repelled by aircraft, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare and unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups of Ukraine's Defense Forces.
Read also: Ukraine's first use of FP-7 ballistic missile successful, military expert saysAccording to preliminary reports, as of 08:00 on October 20, air defenses had shot down or suppressed 115 enemy UAVs, including Shahed drones (73 of them jet-powered), Gerbera drones and other types of UAVs. Another 20 attack drones remained in Ukrainian airspace.
Impacts by enemy attack drones were recorded at 30 locations, while debris from downed drones fell at 13 locations.
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