Ukraine's air defense downs 192 of 216 Russian drones in overnight attack
According to Ukrinform, the Ukrainian Air Force announced this on Telegram.
From 18:00 on Monday, May 11, the enemy launched 216 strike drones of the Shahed, Gerbera, and Italmas types, as well as Parodiya decoy drones, from Bryansk, Shatalovo, Kursk, Millerovo, Oryol, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk (Russia), as well as from temporarily occupied Donetsk and Hvardiiske in temporarily occupied Crimea.
The air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare and unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
According to preliminary data as of 09:30 on Tuesday, May 12, air defense forces shot down or suppressed 192 drones in northern, southern, eastern, and central regions of Ukraine.
Twenty-five strike drones hit ten locations, and debris from downed drones was recorded at five locations.
The attack is ongoing, with up to ten enemy drones remaining in Ukrainian airspace.