Russians launched 162 drones at Ukraine from five directions: How many were shot down?
Photo: Air defense shot down 82 of 162 Russian drones during the attack on Ukraine on February 22 (Getty Images)
On the night of February 22, Russian forces launched 162 drones at Ukraine. Air defense systems shot down more than half of them, according to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
"On the night of February 22, the enemy launched an attack using 162 Shahed-type strike drones and various types of decoy drones from the directions of: Oryol, Bryansk, Kursk, Millerovo, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk," the report states.
How air defense responded
The aerial assault was countered by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups from the Air Forces and Defense Forces of Ukraine.
"By 08:00, 82 Shahed-type strike drones and other types of UAVs had been confirmed as shot down," military officials reported.
Additionally, 75 enemy decoy drones were lost in various locations.
Air defense operations were conducted in the Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Zhytomyr, Vinnytsia, Mykolaiv, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and Dnipropetrovsk regions.
Consequences of the Russian attack on Ukraine
As a result of the enemy attack, damage occurred in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Kirovohrad, and Dnipropetrovsk regions.
Recall that on the evening of February 21, Russia once again launched strike drones of the Shahed type towards Ukraine. Air raid alerts were issued in Kyiv and several regions, and air defense forces were activated.
In particular, debris from a Russian strike drone fell in Kyiv, causing a fire and damage. In Kyiv region, one person died, and a fire broke out due to the drone attack.
