Ukraine hit by 150 drones: How air defense responded
Photo: Air defense forces shot down over a hundred drones on the night of March 1 (Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
In the night of March 1, Russia launched 154 drones at Ukraine. Air defense forces shot down over 100 UAVs, according to the Ukrainian Air Force on Telegram.
Russian forces launched drones from five directions: Oryol, Bryansk, Kursk, Millerovo, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk.
The attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Air Force and Defense Forces.
As of 8:30 AM, air defense forces had downed 103 strike drones and other types of UAVs. Air defense worked in Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kherson, Odesa, and Mykolaiv regions.
Additionally, 51 enemy location-imitating drones were lost with no significant consequences.
Consequences of the Russian attack
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, the attack affected Kharkiv, Odesa, Sumy, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, and Kyiv regions.
At night, enemy drones attacked Kharkiv, with strikes recorded in several districts. According to police, a drone hit a medical facility, causing a fire. At least seven people were injured.
The occupiers also attacked Odesa region with drones the evening before. One person was killed, and three others were injured.
