Saturday25 January 2025
nbn.in.ua

Russia launched a drone strike on Ukraine with hundreds of drones, but most were intercepted and shot down successfully.

On the night of January 5th, Russian occupiers launched an attack on Ukraine using 103 strike drones of the Shahed type, along with various types of drone decoys. A total of 61 of these drones were successfully intercepted.
Россия нанесла удар по Украине с помощью сотен дронов, но большинство из них удалось перехватить.
Украинские военные. Иллюстративное фото

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

The Russian troops launched UAVs from the areas of Bryansk, Millerovo, and Oryol, which are located in Russia.

The aerial attack was countered by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, mobile fire groups of the Air Forces, and the Defense Forces of Ukraine.

As of 09:00, 61 drones were shot down in the Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Dnipropetrovsk, Zhytomyr, and Khmelnytskyi regions. No hits were recorded.

42 enemy imitation drones were lost in terms of location (without negative consequences).

In the Kharkiv region, several private houses were damaged due to the fall of a downed strike UAV. Assistance is being provided to the affected individuals.