Ukrainian defenders shot down 46 strike drones of the "Shahed" type, along with drones of other types, during the night into Thursday, as reported by the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on their Telegram channel.
"As of 09:00, the destruction of 46 strike drones of the 'Shahed' type and drones of other types has been confirmed in Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, and Mykolaiv regions," the report states.
Additionally, 24 enemy imitation drones were lost in action (without negative consequences).
It is noted that on the night of January 9, 2025 (from 19:30 on January 8), the enemy attacked with 70 strike drones of the "Shahed" type and imitation drones of various types from the directions of Millerovo, Oryol, Kursk, Bryansk, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk – RF.
The air assault was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, mobile fire groups of the Air Forces, and the Defense Forces of Ukraine.
Due to the crash of the downed strike drones, private homes in the Kharkiv, Sumy, and Cherkasy regions were damaged.