Air Defense Forces destroy 92 out of 130 Russian drones, hits recorded at 11 locations

Air Defense Forces destroy 92 out of 130 Russian drones, hits recorded at 11 locations

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On the night of October 23, Air Defense Forces destroyed 92 Russian drones of various types out of 130 launched. Hits by 25 strike UAVs were recorded at 11 locations.

According to Ukrinform, the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine posted about this on Facebook.

"On the night of October 23 (from 7:00 p.m. on October 22), the enemy attacked with 130 Shahed and Gerbera combat UAVs and other types of drones from the following directions: Kursk, Millerovo, Shatalovo, Orel, Primorsko-Akhtarsk – Russian Federation, Chauda – temporarily occupied Crimea, about 80 of them were Shahed-type," the report said.

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

According to preliminary data, as of 08:30, Air Defense Forces shot down or jammed 92 enemy Shahed and Gerbera UAVs and other types of drones in the north and east of the country.

Twenty-five strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were recorded at 11 locations, and debris from downed UAVs was reported falling at 11 locations.

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As reported by Ukrinform, a Russian combat UAV attacked a railway station in the Sumy community, injuring two people.

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