Air defense forces neutralize 111 out of 154 Russian drones since yesterday evening
According to Ukrinform, the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated this on Facebook.
From 18:00 on Thursday, February 12, Russian forces attacked with an Iskander-M ballistic missile from the Kursk region, as well as 154 strike UAVs of the Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas types and other types of drones launched from the directions of Oryol, Bryansk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk (Russia), as well as temporarily occupied Donetsk and Hvardiiske, Chauda (Crimea). About 100 of the drones were Shahed-type.
The air assault 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 08:30 on Friday, February 13, air defense forces shot down or suppressed 111 Russian Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas, and other types of drones.
Missile strikes and hits by 22 strike UAVs were recorded at 18 locations, as well as the fall of downed drones, debris, at two locations.
The attack is ongoing, with several enemy UAVs still in Ukrainian airspace.
As Ukrinform reported, on the night of February 13 Russian forces attacked one of the ports in the Odesa region with drones. One person was killed and six others were injured.
