Ukraine downs 115 Russian drones overnight Wed

Ukraine downs 115 Russian drones overnight Wed

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Ukraine’s Defense Forces have shot down 115 Russian drones throughout last night, while another 55 decoy UAVs have caused no damage on the ground.

That’s according to the Ukrainian Air Force, Ukrinform reports.

“On the night of March 5, 2025 (from 19:30 on March 4), the enemy launched three Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles from Voronezh region, an S-300 anti-aircraft guided missile from Kursk region, and 181 Shahed one-way attack UAVs and decoy drones of various types from Orel, Kursk, Millerovo, Bryansk, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia, and Cape Chauda in temporarily occupied Crimea.

Read also: War update: 108 clashes on frontline over past day, heavy fighting in Kursk region

The air raid was repelled by aviation, air defense forces, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups.

A total of 115 Shahed attack UAVs and drones of other types were shot down in Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Mykolaiv, and Odesa regions.

Another 55 enemy decoy drones disappeared from radar causing no damage on the ground.

The Kyiv, Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kharkiv regions were affected by the attack.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, a kindergarten, a school, and several houses sustained damage amid a Russian drone attack in Kyiv region overnight Wednesday.

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