Over 100 drones in one night: Russia attacks Ukraine from six directions
Russian forces launched more than 100 drones at Ukraine (photo: Getty Images)
Russian forces attacked Ukraine overnight with drones from six directions. Air defense forces destroyed most enemy targets, according to Ukraine Air Force.
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"On the night of February 10, the enemy attacked with 125 strike UAVs of Shahed, Gerbera, and Italmas types, as well as drones of other types, launched from Kursk, Oryol, Bryansk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Shatalovo, and Millerovo in Russia. About 70 of them were Shahed drones," the Air Force said.
Air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare units, and unmanned systems units, as well as mobile fire groups of Ukraine Defense Forces.
According to preliminary data, air defense shot down or suppressed 110 enemy drones of Shahed, Gerbera, and Italmas types, as well as drones of other types, in northern, southern, and eastern parts of the country.
At the same time, impacts of 13 strike drones were recorded at six locations, along with falling debris at two sites.
Russian forces attack Ukraine with drones
Russian forces on the late evening of February 9 attacked the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kharkiv with a strike drone. Several passenger cars and windows in a residential building were damaged as a result of the strike.
In addition, Russians on February 9 attacked the energy infrastructure of Novovolynsk in the Volyn region, located five kilometers from the border with Poland. After the strike, more than 80,000 consumers in the Novovolynsk community and nearby settlements were left without electricity.
