Twenty-seven out of 49 enemy drones shot down in sky over Ukraine at night, thee more in the air

12:07, 16.12.2024 1 min read

The Russian occupiers attacked Ukraine with 49 shock unmanned aerial vehicles of the Shahed type and other types on the night of Monday, starting at 01:00, according to the Telegram channel of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

"No hits were recorded, no information about damage or casualties was received," the report says.

As of 08:30, 27 attack drones were shot down in the sky over Chernihiv, Sumy, Cherkasy, Khmelnytsky, Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions. Due to the active opposition of the defense forces, 19 enemy drones did not achieve their goals: they were locationally lost.

Three UAVs remain in the air.

"The air attack was repelled by anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare units, mobile fire groups of the Air Force and the Defense Forces of Ukraine," the Air Force said.