Russia strikes Ukraine with 102 drones overnight: Air defense's work reported
Photo: The Ukrainian Armed Forces have revealed details of the nighttime Russian srikes (Getty Images)
Russian forces attacked Ukraine overnight with hundreds of strike drones. Most of the Russian targets were destroyed by the air defense forces of the Ukrainian Air Force.
"On the night of March 27, Russia launched an attack with 102 strike drones of the Shahed, Gerbera, and Italmas types, as well as other types of drones, from the following directions: Kursk, Orel, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk of Russia, and Hvardiiske in the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea; about 60 of them were Shaheds," the Ukrainian Air Force notes.
Russian air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare, and unmanned systems units, as well as mobile fire groups.
As of 8:30 a.m. Kyiv time, Ukrainian air defense forces had shot down or neutralized 93 Russian Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas, and other types in the north, south, and east of Ukraine.
At the same time, Russia struck 8 locations with 9 drones, and debris fell at 4 locations.
Last night, March 27, the Russians attacked an apartment building in Kharkiv with a missile. Casualties have already been reported.
The State Emergency Service of Ukraine specified that 8 people were injured as a result of the Russian strike on the residential high-rise building.
Also, on the evening of March 26, Russians attacked a transport infrastructure facility in Chernihiv. According to preliminary data, one person was injured as a result of a Russian strike.
