Air Defense Forces destroy 54 of 78 Russian drones

Air Defense Forces destroy 54 of 78 Russian drones

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Air Defense Forces destroyed 54 of the 78 drones used by Russian invaders to attack Ukraine since the evening of October 10.

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

Starting at 8 p.m. on Friday, October 10, the enemy attacked with 78 Shahed and Gerbera combat UAVs and other types of drones from the direction of Orel, Millerovo, Kursk (Russian Federation), and Chauda (temporarily occupied Crimea). More than 40 of them were Shahed drones.

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

According to preliminary data, as of 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 11, Air Defense Forces shot down/jammed 54 enemy UAVs in the north, south, and east of Ukraine.

Twenty-one strike drones were recorded hitting six locations.

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The attack continues, with several enemy UAVs in the airspace.

As reported by Ukrinform, on the evening of October 10, a Russian drone hit an electricians' vehicle in the Semenivka community in the Chernihiv region. Two people were killed.

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