Russia launches 100+ drones and rocket barrages on Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine's air defense responds
Photo: Russia strikes Zaporizhzhia with multiple launch rocket systems (Getty Images)
On the night of September 16, the Russians launched 113 drones at Ukraine and struck Zaporizhzhia with multiple launch rocket systems. There were hits, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.
According to the military, the enemy attacked with 113 Shahed and Gerbera strike UAVs and other types of drones from the directions of Kursk, Bryansk, Millerovo, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk. About 70 of them were Shaheds.
Air defense forces, in cooperation with aviation, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups, destroyed or suppressed 89 drones in the north, east, south, and center of the country.
22 strike UAVs were recorded hitting six locations, with debris from downed drones falling in two locations. Two enemy drones are still in the air.
Around midnight, the enemy struck the city of Zaporizhzhia with ten MLRS shells (presumably Tornado-S).
Over a hundred drones and MLRS strikes on Zaporizhzhia: what the Russian Federation used and how the air defense system worked
Attack on Ukraine on September 16
Russian troops launched a massive rocket and artillery attack on Zaporizhzhia.
Private homes and non-residential buildings, cars, broken windows, and damaged facades were destroyed in the city.
The Russians also attacked the city of Sumy with drones. The attack caused a fire and a partial power outage.
