Air Defense Forces destroy 108 of 135 Russian drones

Air Defense Forces destroy 108 of 135 Russian drones

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Air Defense Forces destroyed 108 of 135 drones that the Russians used to attack Ukraine on the evening of November 5.

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

Starting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, November 5, the Russians attacked Ukraine with 135 Shahed and Gerbera strike UAVs and other types of drones from the directions of Kursk, Orel, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, and Shatalovo. About 90 of them were Shahed drones.

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 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 6, Air Defense Forces shot down/jammed 108 UAVs in the north, south, and east of Ukraine.

Read also: General Staff: 276 combat clashes on front lines in past 24 hours

Twenty-seven combat drones were recorded hitting 13 locations.

As reported by Ukrinform, eight people were injured in Kamianske, Dnipropetrovsk region, as a result of an attack by Russian drones.

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