Air defenses neutralize 102 out of 138 drones used by Russia to attack Ukraine overnight

The Ukrainian Air Force said this in a post on the Telegram messaging app, Ukrinform reports.

Starting at 19:00 on Tuesday, November 12, Russian forces attacked Ukraine with one Iskander-M ballistic missile launched from temporarily occupied Crimea, and 138 attack drones of various types – including Shahed, Gerbera, and others – launched from Millerovo, Oryol, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk (Russia), as well as Chauda and Hvardiiske in Crimea. About 90 of the drones were of the Shahed type.

The air assault was repelled by Ukrainian aircraft, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare and unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups of Ukraine's Defense Forces.

According to preliminary data, as of 10:30 on Thursday, November 13, air defense units shot down or suppressed 102 drones over the northern, eastern, and southern regions of Ukraine.

There were 36 drone impacts recorded at ten different locations.