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Ukraine has been actively bolstering its anti-aircraft warfare capabilities in response to a consistent barrage of drone attacks. Over recent months, Ukrainian air defense systems have been put to the test with persistent assaults involving Shahed-type attack UAVs, decoy drones, and ballistic missiles. Remarkably, defense forces have managed to neutralize a substantial number of these threats, demonstrating their prowess in anti-aircraft operations. This ongoing campaign has seen Ukraine receiving sustained support from international allies, including advanced systems such as IRIS-T and Patriot air defense mechanisms. With Russian forces maintaining their strategy of aerial aggressions, Ukraine's fortified defenses have proved indispensable in safeguarding its skies and people.

What is the current state of Ukraine's anti-aircraft warfare?

Ukraine's anti-aircraft warfare has been significantly strengthened to counter repeated drone and missile attacks. Enhanced by international support, systems like IRIS-T and Patriot have been crucial in neutralizing enemy UAVs and preserving airspace security. Continuous international cooperation and advancements in technology have been pivotal in maintaining defense capabilities against ongoing aerial threats.

How effective is Ukraine's air defense against drones?

Ukraine's air defense has proven highly effective against drones, frequently neutralizing a significant majority of incoming threats. This success is attributed to state-of-the-art systems like Shahed-interceptors, international air defense contributions, and strategic placement of anti-aircraft units. Continuous enhancements in these defense mechanisms ensure robust protection against airborne incursions.

What role does international cooperation play in Ukraine's air defense?

International cooperation is vital in strengthening Ukraine's air defense. Countries such as Germany, the U.S., and Norway contribute advanced air defense systems including Patriot and IRIS-T systems to Ukraine. These partnerships enhance Ukraine's capacity to effectively counteract and neutralize aerial threats posed by enemy forces, fortifying national security.

How is Ukraine preparing for future drone attacks?

Ukraine prepares for future drone attacks by continuously upgrading its air defense systems and enhancing military capabilities. The strategic deployment of advanced radar and intercept technologies, along with increased international military aid and joint defense initiatives, ensures swift responses to evolving threats. These measures are pivotal to maintaining security against persistent aerial assaults.

What types of drones are commonly used in attacks against Ukraine?

The drones commonly used in attacks against Ukraine are Shahed-type strike UAVs. These, along with various decoy drones, form a significant portion of aerial threats. The persistent use of these types indicates a strategy focused on overwhelming air defenses, though they are increasingly neutralized by Ukraine's effective anti-air measures.

How many drones has Ukraine neutralized recently?

Recently, Ukraine has demonstrated remarkable proficiency in neutralizing hostilities, with reports indicating hundreds of UAVs having been downed. During particularly intense periods, defense forces successfully thwart upwards of 90% of targets, including Shahed-type drones and decoy UAVs, showcasing the profound effectiveness of their anti-aircraft tactics.

What new air defense systems has Ukraine received from international allies?

Ukraine has received significant air defense systems from international allies, notably the IRIS-T and Patriot systems. These advanced technological aids are pivotal for strengthening defense grids against airborne threats, enabling Ukraine to maintain sovereignty over its airspace effectively. These assets are supplemented by strategic military collaborations with allied nations.

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ппо Air defense forces shot down all enemy drones at night (updated) The invaders once again attacked Ukraine at night with "shaheds." An air alert was declared in a number of regions of Ukraine. 4 323 3 War in Ukraine

іскандер-м Air defense forces destroyed 4 "Shahed" UAV - Air Force In the evening of January 27, the Russians attacked Ukraine with 8 Shahed-136/131 type attack UAVs, two Iskander-M missiles in Poltava region and three S-300 anti-aircraft missiles in Donetsk region. "Shahedy" was launched from Primorsk-Akhtarsk, "Iskander" from the Voronezh region. 1 109 0 War in Ukraine

ппо Air defense forces destroy 11 shaheds - Air Force On the night of January 25, Russian invaders attacked the territory of Ukraine with 14 Shahed-136/131-type attack UAVs and 5 S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles. 2 295 7 War in Ukraine

кірбі Russia tries to exhaust air defense of Ukraine - Kirby Russia is trying to deplete Ukraine’s air defense with missile attacks. As a result, Ukrainians are forced to make "difficult decisions" regarding the use of missiles. 5 866 18 War in Ukraine

остін Austin urged Ramstein participants to provide even more assistance to Ukraine Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is convinced that a sovereign and secure Ukraine is crucial for global security, and he called on the members of the Contact Group on Ukraine’s Defense, the so-called Ramstein, to continue to provide even more assistance to Ukraine. 2 053 23 World

рф,ппо Air defense forces destroy 21 Russian missiles: Ruscists fire 41 targets in total. INFOGRAPHICS In the morning, the Russian military attacked Ukraine with 41 missiles, most of them flying on a ballistic trajectory. 12 807 33 Previously in trend: War

ппо Enemy X-59 missile destroyed in Mykolaiv region - Southern Defence Forces In the Mykolaiv region, air defence forces destroyed an X-59 guided missile fired by Russians from a Su-34 fighter jet. 779 2 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

ппо At night, air defense destroys all 8 shaheds - Air Force On the night of 22 January, Russian invaders attacked Ukraine with 8 shaheds, launched from the area of Primorsko-Akhtarsk. 1 892 6 War in Ukraine

с-400,ппо Russians have saturated air defences of Crimea and frontline, and then they have back door - Ihnat Russians deployed air defence forces to Crimea and the front line, but withdrew them from the Russian regions. 6 435 47 War in Ukraine

ппо Air defense destroys 22 out of 33 shaheds - Air Force On the night of January 18, the Russians attacked Ukraine with 33 Shaheds and two S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles in Kharkiv region. The invaders launched the Shaheds from Primorsko-Akhtarsk and Kursk regions. 4 742 4 War in Ukraine

ппо AC "South": Lancet was downed in Mykolaiv region, reconnaissance UAV - in Kherson region. VIDEO During the day on January 17, Ukrainian air defense forces destroyed two Russian drones in the southern direction. 2 422 1 Previously in trend: War

frankensam Ukrainian Armed Forces use FrankenSAM hybrid air defense systems for first time at night: shoot down Shahed from distance of 9 kilometers Last night, on 17 January, the military used the FrankenSAM air defence system for the first time in combat. It shot down a Shahed from a distance of 9 kilometres. 14 919 46 War in Ukraine

ппо Air defense forces at night destroys 19 shaheds out of 20 - Air Force On the night of January 17, the ruscists launched 20 Shahed-136/131 strike UAVs from the area of Primorsko-Akhtarsk and two S-300 anti-aircraft missiles from Belgorod region 2 362 3 War in Ukraine

одеса In Odesa, 11 drones were shot down at night, entering at critically low altitude from sea On the night of January 17, air defense units worked for almost 3 hours. The Russians attacked the southern regions with "Shaheds". 2 547 1 War in Ukraine

ппо Hostile missile shot down in Kryvyi Rih district Air defence forces shot down an enemy missile in the Kryvyi Rih district of Dnipro region. 2 225 3 Incidents

ппо Air defense was working in Chernihiv region, there is damage due to enemy attack On the morning of 13 January, during an enemy missile attack in the Chernihiv region, air defense was operating. 7 498 1 War in Ukraine

patriot It’s too early to say that Ukraine has comprehensive air defense defense – Zelenskyy President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine lacks Patriot systems. 896 16 Previously in trend: War

габріелюс,ландсбергіс Air defense rotation in NATO’s east would be "adequate response" to Russia’s escalation - Landsbergis A rotational presence of NATO air defense in the Black and Baltic Sea regions would be an "adequate response" to Russia’s escalation. 1 660 1 War in Ukraine

зеленський We destroyed 26 enemy helicopters per day, 12 aircraft at time with long-range weapons of our partners - Zelenskyy. VIDEO Our partners provided Ukraine with long-range weapons that allowed us to destroy 26 Russian helicopters per day and 12 Russian aircraft at a time. 17 452 121 Previously in trend: War

ракета,х59 Russian KAR X-59 guided missile shot down in Dnipropetrovsk region - AC "East" A Russian KAR X-59 guided missile was destroyed in the Sinelnykivskyi district of the Dnipropetrovsk region. 2 407 2 Previously in trend: War

зеленський Air defense systems are first thing that is in short supply – Zelenskyy President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine is currently in short supply of air defense systems. 2 034 35 Previously in trend: War

nasams Canada has still not handed over NASAMS air defense system to Ukraine, which it promised year ago - mass media On January 10, 2023, Canada announced plans to purchase NASAMS air defense systems for Ukraine, but has not yet done so. The country’s government does not know when the complex will end up in Ukraine. 7 475 35 War in Ukraine

дмитро,кулеба Kuleba expects quick commitments from partner countries to provide air defence assistance during NATO-Ukraine Council meeting At the meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council to be held on Wednesday, 10 January, the Ukrainian side hopes for prompt commitments from partner countries to provide assistance to the air defence of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to repel massive attacks by Russian occupiers. 1 174 10 World

мерлін Two Russian reconnaissance UAVs shot down in Kherson region - AC "South" On 9 January, soldiers of the Kherson Air Defence Missile Brigade destroyed two enemy reconnaissance drones - Merlin-BP and Supercam - in the Kherson region. 1 135 3 Previously in trend: War

шахед,реактивний In Ukraine first "shahed" with jet engine was shot down. PHOTO The first Shahed-238 with a jet engine was shot down in Ukraine. 30 642 120 Previously in trend: War

крим Occupiers change deployment of air defense systems in Crimea after effective strikes of Defense Forces, - "South" OC Effective strikes by the Defense Forces on the temporarily occupied Crimea force the Russian command to change its priorities for deploying its own air defense systems. 1 514 4 War in Ukraine

ппо Air defense forces destroyed 18 cruise missiles and 8 UAVs. Total of 59 targets were fired by ruscists - Zaluzhnyi The Russian invaders attacked Ukraine at night with cruise, air, ballistic and anti-aircraft guided missiles. The enemy also used attack UAVs. 16 390 60 Previously in trend: War

кинджал Since beginning of full-scale war, Russian Federation has fired 63 Kinzhal missiles over Ukraine. Air defense shot down 25 such missiles - Ihnat Since the beginning of the full-scale war, Russia has fired 63 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles over Ukraine. Ukraine shot down 25 such missiles. 3 919 12 Previously in trend: War

зима,ппо Ignat on stockpiles of missiles for Ukrainian air defense: We must remind West that Russian Federation is not going to moderate air attacks Currently, Ukraine must rationally use the weapons supplied to us by Western partners and convince allies that the Russian Federation is not going to soften its airstrikes. 2 982 37 Previously in trend: War

ппо Destroyed 21 of 28 "Shahed" - Air Force During the night enemy attack with drones, air defense was actively working, most of the enemy targets were destroyed. 2 315 5 War in Ukraine

ппо American "Avenger" anti-aircraft missile system destroyed Russian "Shahed". VIDEO A video has been published online showing a fragment of the combat work of the Ukrainian crew of the American Avenger anti-aircraft missile system. 16 130 44 Previously in trend: War

шахед,реактивний 21 out of 29 "Shahed" UAVs were destroyed at night by air defense forces Air defense forces destroyed 21 attack UAVs of the "Shahed" type at night. In total, the Russian invaders launched 29 aerial targets. 1 032 0 Previously in trend: War

шахед Air defense forces destroyed 5 enemy "Shahed" UAVs in Cherkasy On the night of January 5, air defense forces worked in Cherkasy region during an air alert. 855 1 Previously in trend: War

джон,кірбі Kirby: Strengthening Ukraine’s air defense is priority for US in future aid packages Strengthening Ukraine’s air defense will be a top priority in the formation of future lists of arms packages as part of U.S. assistance. 1 805 20 World

ппо,skynex Ukraine received from Germany Skynex self-propelled anti-aircraft system and missiles for Patriot and IRIS-T systems Germany has provided Ukraine with a new military aid package. 36 393 93 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

зеленський First priority is to ensure supply of additional air defense systems and missiles - Zelenskyy. VIDEO President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s address to the citizens of Ukraine at the end of the 680th day of the war with Russia. 3 041 92 Previously in trend: War

patriot NATO members in EU agree to buy up to 1,000 Patriot missiles amid massive shelling of Ukraine The member states of the North Atlantic Alliance have agreed to purchase up to 1,000 missiles for the Patriot air defense system. 4 676 24 World

джейк,єрмак,салліван U.S. will strengthen air defense of Ukraine - Sullivan Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak had a phone conversation with US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. The parties agreed to strengthen Ukraine’s air defence. 12 437 52 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

війна,ппо Five Lancet strike UAVs and one ZALA reconnaissance UAV were shot down in Kherson region, - Air Command "South". VIDEO During the day on January 2, soldiers of the Kherson Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade destroyed 6 Russian drones in Kherson region: 5 Lancet strike UAVs and 1 ZALA reconnaissance UAV. 3 926 5 Previously in trend: War

patriot Ukrainian Air Force sets record for shooting down Russian Kinzhal with Patriot system, - Zaluzhnyi On January 2, the Ukrainian Air Force shot down a record number of Russian Kinzhal anti-aircraft missile system with the help of the American Patriot system. 11 253 35 Previously in trend: War

київ President of Lithuania Nausėda: Kremlin’s terrorism continues. Ukraine needs more air defense systems Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda reacted to another massive Russian missile attack on Ukraine on January 2 and called for the immediate transfer of more air defense systems to Ukraine. 1 258 20 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

кулеба Kuleba called on partners to speed up supply of air defense systems, combat drones of all types, long-range missiles and to decide on transfer of frozen assets of RF Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba appealed to partners after a massive missile attack of the Russian Federation. 2 373 37 Previously in trend: War

ппо UAV is detected in Kyiv region airspace, air defense is operating on targets UAVs were detected in the Kyiv region, and air defense forces are operating. 5 960 16 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

шахеди Occupants attacked south with more than 60 "shaheds", hit port infrastructure in Odesa region, - OC "South" On the night of January 1, Russian occupiers attacked the port infrastructure of the Odesa region with kamikaze drones. A fire broke out at the facility, but it was quickly extinguished and there were no casualties. 2 592 4 War in Ukraine

ппо Air defense forces destroyed 87 out of 90 "shaheds" on New Year’s Eve, - Air Forces On New Year’s Eve 2024, the enemy used a record number of Shahed attack UAVs. The attack was carried out in waves from four directions: Cape Chauda, Balaklava - Crimea, Kursk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk - Russia. 9 529 46 War in Ukraine

ппо Air defense destroyed 21 "Shahed", - Air Force On the night of December 31, 2023, the Russian occupiers attacked with "Shahed" type UAVs from three directions: Cape Chauda (Crimea), the Primorsko-Akhtar region and the Kursk region of the Russian Federation. 3 194 3 War in Ukraine

шахед At night, 5 out of 10 strike "Shaheds" were destroyed, - General Staff On the night of 30 December, the enemy continued to attack Ukraine using kamikaze drones of the Shahed type. 6 353 6 Previously in trend: War

зеленський Zelenskyy: We will continue to strengthen air defense and work to bring the war back to Russia. VIDEO President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s address to the citizens of Ukraine at the end of the 674th day of the war with Russia. 5 384 101 Previously in trend: War