Russian troops launch drone assault on Ukraine: How many were shot down?
Photo: Air defense shot down 41 drones during the Russian attack on Ukraine on October 27 (Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
Russian forces launched 80 drones into Ukraine from three directions. Air defenses shot down half of them, according to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
"On the night of October 27, the enemy attacked with 80 Shahed-type strike drones and unmanned aerial vehicles of unspecified types from the directions of Orel, Kursk, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk," the report states.
How the air defense operated
The air assault was repelled by anti-aircraft missile troops, aviation, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups of the Air Force and the Defense Forces of Ukraine.
"As of 9:30 AM, the downing of 41 enemy UAVs has been confirmed," the military stated.
Additionally, 32 Russian drones were locally lost, and one flew towards Belarus.
Air defense systems were active in Odesa, Mykolaiv, Kherson, Kyiv, Sumy, Kirovohrad, Cherkasy, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyi, and Chernihiv regions. Most enemy UAVs were shot down in Odesa and Kyiv regions.
Russian attack on Ukraine
Russian forces shelled Ukraine with Shahed kamikaze drones. The occupiers rarely conduct mono-attacks, often using combined strikes with both drones and missiles.
In particular, in Sumy region, the invaders targeted energy facilities, causing power outages in Sumy.
Moreover, debris falling in Kyiv region damaged a house and vehicles. In Cherkasy region, the Russians attacked an infrastructure facility in Uman district.
It should be noted that after 11:00 PM on October 26, an air raid alert was declared in Kyiv due to the threat of drones. Explosions were heard in the capital. Air defense systems were operational in the capital and Kyiv region.
