Ukraine's air defense intercepts over 83% of Russian jet drones during October 1
Photo: Air defense shot down 83% of jet-powered drones launched by Russia (Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
During the day on October 1, Ukrainian air defense neutralized 78 enemy drones out of the 97 with which Russia attacked Ukraine. More than 80% of all launched drones were jet-powered, according to the Ukrainian Armed Forces Air Force.
According to military data, the attack lasted from 06:30 to 18:00 Kyiv time.
In total, the enemy launched 97 strike UAVs of various types at Ukrainian territory, including 66 jet-powered drones, as well as Gerbera-type drones.
Air defense forces managed to shoot down and suppress 78 drones. Of these, 55 of the neutralized targets were specifically jet-powered drones, accounting for more than 83% of their total number.
As of 18:00 Kyiv time, about 10 strike UAVs remained in Ukrainian airspace.
The military urges people not to ignore air raid alert signals.
Russian troops continue to attack Ukrainian regions daily using various types of drones.
The enemy mostly uses Shahed-type strike UAVs, as well as target simulator drones Gerbera and Parodiya, to exhaust the Ukrainian air defense system.
In addition, Russian units are increasingly employing jet-powered UAVs for strikes, which have a higher flight speed.
In particular, during the day on September 30, Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 174 jet-powered drones, most of which were shot down by air defense forces.
The following night, the enemy launched over a hundred drones at Ukrainian territory from six directions, 63 of which were jet-powered.
At that time, sky defenders also successfully neutralized the majority of enemy UAVs.
