Some 130 out of 176 enemy UAVs shot down at night, 42 drone imitators lost in location
Last night, units of the Defense Forces shot down 130 enemy UAVs out of 176 that attacked the territory of Ukraine, 42 drone imitators were lost in location, the press service of the Air Force (AF) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.
"As of 08:00, it has been confirmed that 130 Shahed attack UAVs and other types of drones have been shot down in Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Kyiv, Kirovohrad, Zhytomyr, Vinnytsia, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhia, Donetsk, Odesa, Mykolaiv and Kherson regions," the report said.
As reported, on the night of March 10 (from 18:00 on March 9), the enemy attacked with 176 Shahed attack UAVs and imitator drones of various types from the directions: Shatalovo, Millerovo, Kursk, Bryansk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk - Russia, and Chauda - Crimea.
At the same time, 42 enemy simulator drones were lost in location (without negative consequences).
The air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups of the Air Force and Defense Forces of Ukraine.
Kharkiv, Poltava, and Kyiv regions were affected by the Russian attack.