Russia attacked Ukraine with 116 drones: how many did it destroy with air defenses?
фото: Reuters
On the night of January 2, Russian forces carried out a large-scale air attack on the territory of Ukraine, using over a hundred strike drones of various types. The drones were launched from several directions in the territory of the Russian Federation, as well as from temporarily occupied Crimea, with a significant part of the weapons being Shahed drones.
This was reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
All components of the air defense system were involved in repelling the air attack — combat aviation, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare forces, unmanned system operators, and mobile fire groups of the Defense Forces of Ukraine.
As of this morning, Ukrainian air defense forces have destroyed and suppressed 86 enemy drones in the northern, southern, and eastern regions of the country. At the same time, 27 strike drones were recorded hitting 23 different targets, as well as the fall of fragments of downed drones in two more locations.
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