The Russian forces launched 154 strike Shahed drones and various types of imitation drones against Ukraine from the evening of February 28 into the night of March 1.
This was reported by the Command of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
As of 08:30, the destruction of 103 drones has been confirmed. They were brought down in the Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kherson, Odesa, and Mykolaiv regions.
Additionally, 51 enemy imitation drones were lost in the air (without negative consequences).
The drones were launched from the directions of: Orel, Bryansk, Kursk, Millerovo, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia.
The air assault was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups of the Air Forces and Defense Forces of Ukraine.
As a result of the Russian attacks, the Kharkiv, Odesa, Sumy, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, and Kyiv regions were affected.