Air Defense Forces Neutralized 39 of 52 Drones Used by Russia to Attack Ukraine
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Air defense forces neutralized 39 out of 52 drones on the night of January 4. Hits were recorded at 9 locations.
This was reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
From 19:00 on January 3, the enemy attacked with 52 Shahed, Gerbera type strike UAVs and drones of other types from the following directions: Kursk, Orel, Bryansk (Russian Federation), Donetsk (temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine). About 40 of them were Shahed type drones.
The air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare and unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups of the Defense Forces of Ukraine.
According to preliminary data, as of 08:00 on Sunday, January 4, air defense forces had shot down/suppressed 39 drones in northern and eastern Ukraine.
13 strike UAVs were recorded hitting 9 locations, as well as the fall of downed UAVs (fragments) at one location.