Air defense neutralized 114 out of 149 Russian drones, - Air Force. INFOGRAPHICS
On the night of October 15–16, Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 149 strike drones, including 108 Shahed rocket-powered drones. Air defense forces shot down or neutralized 114 enemy UAVs. Hits were recorded at 24 locations.
According to Censor.NET, this was reported by the Ukrainian Air Force.
Russian troops deployed Shahed-type attack drones, including jet-powered ones, "Gerbera" drones, and "Parody"-type decoy drones.
The drones were flying from the following directions:
- Orel, Russian Federation;
- TOT Donetsk;
- TOT, Autonomous Republic of Crimea – Gvardeyskoye.
Aircraft, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare and unmanned systems units, as well as mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces were deployed to repel the air attack.
The aftermath of the Russian Federation's nighttime attack
According to preliminary data as of 9:30 a.m., Ukrainian air defense forces shot down or neutralized 114 enemy drones, including 77 Shahed jet-powered drones.
At the same time, 27 airstrikes were recorded at 24 locations. The crashes of downed drones and their debris were recorded at an additional 14 locations.
