The Ukrainian defense forces shot down 87 enemy drones last night, with 70 being lost to radar without negative consequences. A total of 160 drones attacked Ukraine, reported the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).
"As of 08:00, the downing of 87 strike drones of the Shahed type and drones of other types in the regions of Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Kyiv, Kirovohrad, Zhytomyr, Vinnytsia, Mykolaiv, Kherson, and Dnipropetrovsk has been confirmed," the report stated.
It was noted that 70 enemy imitation drones were lost to radar (without negative consequences).
The air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups of the Air Forces and Defense Forces of Ukraine.
As a result of the enemy attack, the regions of Odesa, Kyiv, Poltava, and Kharkiv were affected.
It is noted that on the night of February 21 (from 19:00 on February 20), the enemy attacked with 160 strike drones of the Shahed type and imitation drones of various types from the directions of: Orel, Bryansk, Kursk, Millerovo, Shatalovo - RF, as well as launched two Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles at the Odesa region from Crimea.