Russia attacks Ukraine with 96 drones: Air defense results revealed
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Russian forces launched 96 attack drones at Ukraine overnight on November 14, including 61 jet-powered drones. Ukrainian air defenses neutralized most of the targets, but some strikes were recorded, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.
According to the military, during the overnight attack, Russia used Shahed attack drones, including 61 jet-powered ones, as well as Gerbera drones and Parodiya decoy drones.
The launches were carried out from several directions: Bryansk, Oryol, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia, as well as temporarily occupied Donetsk and Hvardiiske in Crimea.
Aircraft, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare and unmanned systems units, as well as mobile fire groups of Ukraine's Defense Forces, were involved in repelling the air attack.
Air defense results
According to preliminary data as of 07:30 am Kyiv time, Ukrainian air defenses shot down or suppressed 81 enemy drones. These included 52 jet-powered Shaheds, as well as Gerbera and other types of drones.
At the same time, hits by aerial weapons were recorded at eight locations. Debris from downed drones fell at two other locations.
On November 13, Russian forces struck a five-story residential building in the Kosmichnyi district of Zaporizhzhia. The number of casualties increased throughout the day, reaching 50 as of 05:45 pm, including eight children.
During search and rescue operations, an employee of the Kobra rescue service was killed after a concrete slab fell on him.
