On the night of Friday, November 3, Russian invaders launched about forty Shahed attack drones across the territory of Ukraine, more than half were shot down, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

"Our aviation, anti-aircraft gunners, mobile fire groups - thank you, soldiers, for every shot down! The defenders of the sky worked effectively in ten regions - Kharkiv, Zaporizhia, Kherson, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Kyiv, Kirovohrad, Vinnytsia, Khmelnytsky, and Lviv. Thanks to everyone for your attentiveness!" Zelenskyy wrote on his Telegram channel.

He noted that hits were also recorded in a number of areas, but initially without casualties.

"We are strengthening air defense. We are strengthening mobile fire groups. We realize that as winter approaches, Russian terrorists will try to cause more harm. We will respond to the enemy," the president emphasized.