Ukrainian forces destroy 41 Russian drones, another 40 disappear from radar

Ukrainian forces destroy 41 Russian drones, another 40 disappear from radar

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The Ukrainian Defense Forces successfully shot down 41 Russian drones, while an additional 40 UAVs disappeared from radar.

The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this in a post on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.

Since 22:30 on Thursday, April 24, Russia launched an attack involving 103 UAVs, including decoy drones, from the Kursk, Bryansk, and Orel regions.

The attack was countered by aviation units, anti-aircraft missile systems, electronic warfare teams, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.

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As of 08:30 on Friday, April 25, 41 drones had been successfully downed in eastern, northern, and central Ukraine. Additionally, 40 enemy decoy drones disappeared from radar without causing further damage.

The overnight attacks affected the Kharkiv, Sumy, Cherkasy, Donetsk, and Dnipropetrovsk regions.

As reported by Ukrinform, Russian troops attacked Pavlohrad in the Dnipropetrovsk region with drones, resulting in reported casualties.

Photo credit: Air Force

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