Air defense forces destroy 133 of 153 drones used by Russia to attack Ukraine since yesterday evening

Air defense forces destroy 133 of 153 drones used by Russia to attack Ukraine since yesterday evening

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Air defense forces destroyed 133 of the 153 drones used by Russian invaders to attack Ukraine since Sunday evening.

According to Ukrinform, this was reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Telegram.

From 6 p.m. on Sunday, December 14, the enemy attacked with 153 Shahed and Gerbera strike UAVs and other types of drones from the following directions: Orel, Kursk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Millerovo, Shatalovo (Russian Federation), Chauda, Hvardiyske (temporarily occupied Crimea), and 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 Monday, December 15, air defense forces shot down/suppressed 133 enemy drones in the north, south, and east of Ukraine.

Seventeen strike UAVs were recorded hitting 10 locations.

Read also: Russian army injures five people in Dnipropetrovsk region over past day

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

As reported by Ukrinform, Russian strikes in the Dnipropetrovsk region have knocked out the power supply to the railway, causing train delays of three to six hours.

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