On night of June 16, Ukraine’s defenders destroy 125 of 138 enemy drones
On the night of June 16, 2025 (from 21:00 on June 15), the enemy attacked with 138 Shahed attack UAVs and imitator drones of various types from the directions: Bryansk, Kursk, Orel, Shatalove - the Russian Federation, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Telegram.
"As of 08:00, air defenses neutralized 125 enemy Shahed-type UAVs [drones of other types] in the north, east, south and center of the country. Some 84 were shot down by fire weapons, and 41 were lost/suppressed by electronic warfare. Enemy air attack weapons were hit in 10 locations, and the downed ones [fragments] fell in eight locations," the Armed Forces of Ukraine informs.
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