Sunday09 February 2025
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25 drones were shot down over Ukraine, with some reaching the Lviv region.

On the night of January 24, Russian forces launched an attack on Ukraine using 58 Shahed-type strike drones and various types of decoy drones. Defense forces managed to intercept 25 of these drones.

This was reported by the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

UAVs were launched from the directions of Oryol, Kursk, Bryansk, and Primorsk-Akhtarsk, which are located in Russia. This aerial assault was countered by the anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, mobile fire groups of the Air Forces, and the Defense Forces of Ukraine.

As of 9:00 AM, the downing of 25 "Shaheds" and drones of other types has been confirmed in Sumy, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyi, and Lviv regions.

Additionally, 27 enemy mimic drones have been lost in terms of location (without negative consequences).

What are the consequences of the attack?

In the Kyiv region, debris from the UAV destroyed a private house in Brovary. There, a couple lost their lives. In the Fastiv district, the occupiers damaged a 10-story building, resulting in the death of a 36-year-old man.

Moreover, the Russians targeted private houses in one of the villages of the Chernihiv region with a drone, as reported by the OVA. Houses and a car were damaged.

As stated by the head of Lviv, Andriy Sadovyi, in the village of Podbortsі of the Lviv community, the Russian attack also damaged a house, creating a crater nearby. Fortunately, there were no casualties.