72 enemy drones have been shot down, with 59 lost locally during the night from Monday to Tuesday, report the Air Forces on Telegram.
"On the night of January 21, 2025 (from 20:00 on January 20), the enemy launched an attack with 131 strike drones of the "Shahed" type and various types of imitation drones from directions: Millerovo, Orel, Primorsko-Akhtarsk - rf, and also used four "Iskander-M" ballistic missiles from the Voronezh region," the statement from the Armed Forces reads.
The air assault was countered by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, mobile fire groups of the Air Forces, and the Defense Forces of Ukraine.
"As of 9:00 AM, 72 strike drones of the "Shahed" type and other types of drones have been confirmed shot down in Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyi, Vinnytsia, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, and Rivne regions," conclude the Air Forces.
59 enemy imitation drones have been lost locally (without negative consequences).
In the Poltava and Cherkasy regions, institutions, economic buildings, and private homes have been damaged. Emergency services are working to eliminate the aftermath. Preliminary reports indicate no casualties or injuries.