Ukraine downs or suppresses 260 enemy drones, 11 UAV hits recorded at 10 locations

Ukraine’s Defense Forces shot down or suppressed 260 of the 286 Russian drones used to attack the country’s airspace, while 11 UAV hits were recorded at 10 locations and debris fell at six locations, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said.

"According to preliminary data, as of 07:00, air defense had shot down/suppressed 260 enemy UAVs of the Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas and other types in the north, south, east and center of the country," the Air Force said in the statement.

In total, during the night of April 4 (from 18:00 on April 3), the enemy attacked with 286 strike UAVs of the Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas and other types from the directions of Shatalovo, Bryansk, Kursk, Orel, Millerovo and Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia, around 200 of them Shahed UAVs.

The air attack was repelled by aircraft, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare and unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups of Ukraine’s Defense Forces.

At the same time, 11 strike UAV hits were recorded at 10 locations, as well as the fall of downed drones (debris) at six locations.