Air defense forces neutralize 66 out of 100 Russian drones launched overnight

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

Since 18:30 on October 26 and during the night of October 27, the enemy launched 100 strike UAVs of the Shahed, Gerbera, and other types, from directions including Kursk, Oryol, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia. About 70 of them were Shahed drones.

The air attack was countered by Ukrainian aircraft, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare and drone units, as well as mobile fire groups of the Defense Forces.

According to preliminary data, as of 09:00, air defense systems had shot down or suppressed 66 enemy UAVs of the Shahed, Gerbera, and other types over the northern, southern, and eastern regions of the country.

There were confirmed impacts from 26 strike drones at nine locations. The attack is ongoing, with several enemy UAVs still present in Ukraine's airspace.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, in the Sumy region, part of the Sumy community was left without electricity as a result of Russian drone attacks.