Some 47 enemy drones shot down in Ukraine, 27 lost without damage

13:52, 11.01.2025 1 min read

Ukrainian defenders shot down 47 enemy drones, including Shahed drones and others, over the regions of Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhia, Kirovohrad, Kherson, and Mykolaiv.

"An additional 27 enemy drone decoys were lost without causing harm," Ukraine's Air Force reported on Telegram.

Falling debris from the downed drones caused damage to infrastructure, private homes, and vehicles in seven regions.

"Preliminarily, there were no casualties. The consequences are being addressed, and assistance is being provided to those affected," the statement read.

The attack involved 74 strike drones, including Shaheds and other decoys, launched from Millerovo, Oryol, Bryansk, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk (Russia) starting at 8 PM on January 10.

The air assault was countered by anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare units, mobile fire groups of the Air Force, and Ukraine's Defense Forces.