Russia launches over 100 drones at Ukraine overnight, air defense downs most
Air defense forces shot down 83 drones (illustrative photo: Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
On the night of December 3, Russia attacked Ukraine using 111 drones. Ukraine's air defense managed to shoot down most of the UAVs, the Air Force reported.
According to the military, from 18:00 on December 2 until the morning of December 3, the enemy attacked Ukraine with 111 Shahed, Gerbera, and other types of strike drones from the directions of Kursk, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia, and Chauda in Crimea. More than 60 of them were Shaheds.
The air attack was repelled by anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, drone system units, and mobile fire groups of Ukraine's Defense Forces.
As of 08:00, air defense shot down or suppressed 83 enemy drones of the Shahed, Gerbera, and other types in the northern, southern, and eastern parts of the country.
Twenty-seven strike drones hit 13 locations, and debris from downed drones fell at one location.
Civil infrastructure facilities and private households in the Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, and Odesa regions suffered the most. There are civilian casualties.
Attacks on Ukraine
During the night of December 2, Russian forces carried out another attack on Ukraine, launching 62 Shahed, Gerbera, and other models. Air defense managed to shoot down 39 enemy drones.
The Russian army attacked the southern regions of Ukraine. The Izmail district of the Odesa region came under enemy fire.
Energy facilities and civilian infrastructure were the enemy's targets — thousands of people were left without power. No information about fatalities or injuries had been reported.
Yesterday, the Russian army attacked Ukraine's gas infrastructure. Damage was recorded as a result of the strikes.
The day before, the Russians attacked Dnipro with ballistic missiles. Initially, four people were reported killed and 15 injured, but later the number of injured rose to 45.
