Russia strikes Ukraine with 129 drones overnight: Air defense's work reported
Photo: The Armed Forces of Ukraine described how they repelled a night Russian attack (Getty Images)
Russian troops attacked Ukraine at night with 129 strike drones of various types. Most of the Russian targets were eliminated by air defense forces, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.
"On the night of February 11, Russia attacked Ukraine with 129 Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas, and other types of strike drones from the following directions: Bryansk, Kursk, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk of Russia, and Donetsk in the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine, about 80 of them were Shahed drones," the Ukrainian Air Force says.
Russian air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare, and unmanned systems units, as well as mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
According to preliminary data, as of 8 a.m., Ukrainian air defense forces shot down or suppressed 112 Russian drones, with 15 strike drones hitting 8 locations.
"Russian attack continues, with several Russian drones in Ukrainian airspace. Follow the safety rules," the Ukrainian Air Force adds.
Russian strikes Ukraine on February 11
Russian troops attacked Zaporizhzhia with drones on the night of Tuesday, February 11. Russia targeted an infrastructure facility, causing a large-scale fire. The Russian attack also left over 11,000 residents in two districts of the city without electricity.
In addition, on the night of February 11, another tragedy occurred in Bohodukhiv, again with casualties. As a result of a Russian drone attack on a private house, children were killed: 2 one-year-old boys and a two-year-old girl.
Rescuers recovered their bodies from the rubble tonight. In addition to the children, a 34-year-old man was also killed. The head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration, Oleh Syniehubov, reported that in addition to the killed, two other people were injured — a 35-year-old pregnant woman and a woman over 70 years.
