Ukrainian defenders successfully shot down 47 strike drones of the "Shahed" type and other types of UAVs in the Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kirovohrad, Kherson, and Mykolaiv regions.
“27 enemy imitation drones were locally lost (without negative consequences),” - reported the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on their Telegram channel.
As a result of the downed enemy drones in seven regions of Ukraine, agricultural buildings, institutions, private homes, and vehicles were damaged.
“Preliminarily, there were no casualties; the consequences are being addressed, and assistance is being provided to those affected,” - the message noted.
The adversary launched an attack with 74 strike drones of the "Shahed" type and imitation drones of various types from the directions of Millerovo, Orel, Bryansk, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk (RF) starting from 20:00 on January 10.
The aerial assault was repelled by anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, mobile fire groups of the Air Forces, and the Defense Forces of Ukraine.