ADF neutralizes 88 out of 105 Russian drones since evening

ADF neutralizes 88 out of 105 Russian drones since evening

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Ukraine's air defense forces neutralized 88 out of 105 drones launched by the Russian army against Ukraine since the evening of February 3.

According to Ukrinform, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated this on Telegram.

From 19:00 on Tuesday, February 3, the Russians attacked with 105 strike UAVs of the Shahed type, "Gerbera", "Italmas", as well as drones of other types from the following directions: Oryol, Bryansk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk (Russian Federation), temporarily occupied Donetsk, and Chauda (temporarily occupied Crimea). About 70 of them were Shahed-type drones.

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

According to preliminary data, as of 08:00 on Wednesday, February 4, air defense shot down or suppressed 88 enemy drones in the north, south, and east of the country.

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Hits by 17 strike UAVs were recorded at 14 locations, as well as the fall of debris at 5 locations.

The attack is ongoing, and enemy drones remain in Ukrainian airspace.

As Ukrinform reported, in the Vasylkivka community of the Synelnykove district in Dnipropetrovsk region, a 68-year-old woman and a 38-year-old man were killed as a result of a nighttime attack by Russian drones.

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