Ukrainian forces down 57 Russian drones, 34 others lost from radar

According to Ukrinform, this was reported by the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook.

Starting from 20:30 on April 15, Russian forces launched an attack using 97 strike UAVs of the Shahed type, as well as decoy drones of various types, from directions including Kursk, Bryansk, Millerovo, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia, as well as Chauda in occupied Crimea.

The air assault was countered by aviation, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare (EW) units, and mobile fire teams of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.

As of 9:30 on April 16, 57 Shahed-type strike UAVs (and other types of drones) were confirmed destroyed across eastern, northern, central, and southern Ukraine. 34 decoy drones were lost from radar tracking without causing any negative consequences.

The attack affected several regions, including Sumy, Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk, Kyiv, and Poltava. 

As previously reported, enemy drone debris damaged a power line in Poltava region.

Photo: Ukraine’s Air Forces