Russia mounts massive drone offensive, Ukraine intercepts most
Since Thursday evening, Russia has been carrying out significant attacks on Ukraine, deploying 214 drones. This marks one of the largest attacks in terms of the number of unmanned aerial vehicles used by Russia in the conflict. Most of the drones did not reach their intended targets.
What do you need to know?
- The Russian armed forces conducted an attack using 214 drones on Ukraine, making it one of the largest such attacks in the conflict's history.
- The Ukrainian Air Force successfully shot down 114 drones, while 81 decoy drones lost communication, causing no harm.
- The attacks impacted infrastructure in the Odessa, Khmelnytskyi, Sumy, and Kyiv regions.
Record-breaking attack by Russia on Ukraine. Hundreds of drones deployed
The Russian military executed one of the largest drone attacks on Ukraine, utilizing 214 unmanned aerial vehicles. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that most of these drones did not reach their targets.
114 Shahed drones and other types were shot down in the southern, northern, and central parts of the country. Additionally, 81 drones lost communication, which did not result in any negative consequences.
Russia's attack on Ukraine. Infrastructure targets
In the fight against the drones, Ukrainian aviation, missile forces, and mobile groups equipped with anti-aircraft guns and heavy machine guns were engaged.
Thanks to these efforts, the impacts of the attack were minimized, although some infrastructure sites in the Odessa, Khmelnytskyi, Sumy, and Kyiv regions were affected.
Record-breaking attacks by Russia on Ukraine
The largest attack this year in terms of the number of drones occurred on February 23, when the Russians deployed 267 unmanned aerial vehicles. Another significant attack occurred on February 25 with 213 drones targeting Ukraine.
