Ukraine faces mass daytime attack as Russia launches 300+ drones and Banderol weapons
Mobile air defense fire team (photo: Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
Russia launched more than 300 drones at Ukraine during the day on October 16, including 78 jet-powered drones, according to the Ukrainian Air Force's statement.
Russia's daytime assault on Ukraine
Throughout the day on October 16, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 315 strike drones, including Gerbera drones and other types.
Of these, 78 were jet-powered.
Russia also used 15 S-8000 Bandеrol/Dan-T weapons in this attack, the Air Force said.
Preliminary data says air defenses shot down or suppressed 253 drones, including 49 jet-powered ones, as well as nine S-8000 Banderol/Dan-T weapons.
As of 7 p.m., the Air Force added that about 35 strike drones remained in Ukrainian airspace.
As previously reported, overnight on October 16, Russia attacked Ukraine with 149 strike drones, 108 of which were jet-powered. Among those shot down were 77 jet-powered Shahed drones.
In addition, on the morning of October 15, Russia launched 138 attack drones at Ukraine, more than half of which were jet-powered. Air defenses shot down or suppressed 125 drones, including 79 jet-powered ones.
