Air Defense Forces destroy 82 out of 108 Russian drones overnight

Air Defense Forces destroy 82 out of 108 Russian drones overnight

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Air Defense Forces destroyed 82 out of 108 Russian drones.

According to Ukrinform, the Ukrainian Air Force reported this on Telegram.

Starting at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 7, Russian troops attacked Ukraine with 108 airborne weapons: 104 Shahed-type strike UAVs, various types of drone simulators, and eight high-speed (jet) UAVs from the following sectors: Shatalovo, Kursk, Bryansk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk (Russian Federation), and Chauda (temporarily occupied Crimea).

The air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare units, and unmanned systems, as well as mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.

According to preliminary data, as of 8:00 a.m. on Friday, August 8, air defense forces shot down/neutralized 82 air targets: three jet drones and 79 Shahed-type UAVs and various types of drone simulators in the north, south, east, and center of Ukraine.

Twenty-six UAVs were recorded hitting 10 locations, and downed targets (debris) were recorded falling in eight locations.

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According to Ukrinform, Russian troops attacked settlements in the Kyiv region with drones on the night of August 8, causing fires and injuring a 16-year-old girl and two women, aged 56 and 80.

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