Air defence forces destroyed and neutralised 154 Russian UAVs overnight, – Air Force. INFOGRAPHICS
On the night of 2 November, Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 193 strike drones of various types, including 75 Shahed jet drones.
According to Censor.NET, this was reported by the Ukrainian Air Force.
The air strike began at 18:00 on 1 November. The enemy deployed Shahed-type attack UAVs, including jet-powered ones, ‘Gerbera’ drones and ‘Parodiya’ decoy drones.
The launches were carried out from the following directions:
- Orel, Kursk, Bryansk (the Russian Federation);
- the temporarily occupied city of Donetsk;
- Hvardiiske in occupied Crimea.
Air defence operations
The air attack was repelled by the Ukrainian Air Force, anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare and unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defence Forces.
According to preliminary data, as of 08:00, air defence forces had shot down or neutralised 154 enemy Shahed-type UAVs (58 of which were jet-powered), Gerbera drones and other types of drones.
Where Russian drone strikes were recorded
At the same time, Russian aerial attacks were recorded at 26 locations. Debris from downed drones was also recorded at a further nine locations.
More than six attack UAVs remain in Ukrainian airspace. Combat operations are ongoing.
