58 out of 132 "Shaheds" destroyed, more than 70 drones lost in location - Air Force
On the night of December 14, 2024, Russian troops attacked Ukraine with Shahed-type strike UAVs and other types of drones.
This was reported by Censor.NET with reference to the press center of the Air Force Command.
How many drones did the enemy launch?
According to the Air Force, a total of 132 enemy UAVs were used in the attack.
The air attack was repelled by anti-aircraft missile troops, aviation, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups of the Air Force and the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
How many drones did our air defense manage to destroy?
As of 09.00 a.m., 58 Shahed attack UAVs and other types of drones have been confirmed downed in the Chernihiv, Sumy, Kyiv, Poltava, Cherkasy, Vinnytsia, Odesa, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv, Dnipro and Kirovohrad regions. In addition, due to the active counteraction of the Defense Forces, 72 enemy drones did not reach their targets (lost in the area), and two returned to Russia.
Earlier, Censor.NET reported that on the evening of Friday, December 13, the Russian invaders again launched Shahed attack UAVs to attack Ukraine. It was also reported that in the morning explosions were heard in the Kyiv region: air defense forces were working.
In addition, it was noted that 25 "Shaheds" were destroyed over the Cherkasy region: power lines were damaged.
