Russia strikes Ukraine with 77 drones and 2 missiles overnight: Air defense's work reported
Illustrative photo: Russia launched 77 drones into Ukraine overnight (Getty Images)
On the night of Thursday, February 6, the Russian army launched 77 attack drones at Ukraine. Ukrainian air defense forces operated in 11 regions of the country.
On the night of February 6, 2025, from 7 p.m. Kyiv time on February 5, Russia attacked Ukraine with 77 Shahed-type attack drones and various types of imitator drones. The drones were launched from the following directions: Orel, Kursk, Bryansk, Millerovo, and Shatalovo.
The Russians also launched two Iskander-M ballistic missiles from the Rostov region.
Russian air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups of the Air Force and the Defense Forces of Ukraine.
As of 9 a.m. Kyiv time, 56 Shahed attack drones and other types of drones have been confirmed downed in Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Kyiv, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Zhytomyr, Vinnytsia, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, and Odesa regions.
Another 18 Russian imitator drones were lost in the area without any negative consequences. However, Kharkiv, Cherkasy, and Dnipropetrovsk regions suffered as a result of the Russian attack.
Russian night attack on Kharkiv
Late in the evening of February 5, amid the drone threat, explosions were heard in Kharkiv. Authorities reported Russian strikes in 2 districts. A fire was also reported at one of the city's largest markets.
The mayor's office said that the drone strikes occurred in the Kyivskyi and Kholodnohirskyi districts of Kharkiv.
