Over the past 24 hours, as of 8:30 AM on Thursday, December 26, the Defense Forces have shot down 20 enemy drones, with 11 imitation drones locally lost, reported the press service of the Air Force.
"As of 08:30, the downing of 20 strike UAVs of the Shahed type and drones of other types in the Kharkiv, Kyiv, Chernihiv, and Dnipropetrovsk regions has been confirmed," the statement said.
It is noted that on the night of December 26 (from 19:00 on December 25), the enemy attacked with 31 strike UAVs of the Shahed type and drones of other types in the directions of Orel and Millerovo – RF.
The air assault was repelled by anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, mobile fire groups of the Air Forces, and the Defense Forces of Ukraine.
It is also reported that due to the active resistance of the Defense Forces, 11 enemy imitation drones were locally lost (without negative consequences).