Russians launch 179 drones at Ukraine: Air defense response details
Photo: Air defense shot down 100 of 179 drones during the Russian attack on Ukraine on March 22 (Getty Images)
On the night of March 22, Russians attacked Ukraine with 179 drones. They launched them from several directions, but this did not prevent the air defense from shooting down most of them, according to the Air Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
"On the night of March 22, the enemy attacked with 179 Shahed-type strike drones and various types of decoy drones from different directions," the report states.
The occupiers launched the drones from three directions: Millerovo, Primorsk-Akhtarsk, and Chauda (Crimea).
Air defense response
The airstrike was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups of the Air Forces and Defense Forces of Ukraine.
"As of 8:30, it has been confirmed that 100 Shahed-type strike drones and other types of drones were shot down in the south, north, and center of the country."
In addition, 63 enemy decoy drones were lost in specific locations.
Consequences of the Russian attack on Ukraine
As a result of the Russian attack, the Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Sumy, and Kyiv regions were affected.
In particular, on the night of March 22, the Russian army attacked Kyiv with 52 drones. The debris from the drones caused a fire in a high-rise building in one of the districts. Explosions were heard in Kyiv on the evening of March 21, and air defense systems were active.
Additionally, the Russians attacked Zaporizhzhia. According to preliminary reports, three people were killed. Fires broke out in several locations in the city, including on the territory of a kindergarten and in a high-rise building. Later, in the morning of March 22, emergency services clarified that two people were killed in the Zaporizhzhia shelling, and 13 others were injured.
