Ukraine's air defenses neutralize 114 Russian drones in overnight attack
Photo: Air defenses shot down 108 jet-powered drones overnight (Getty Images)
Russia attacked Ukraine with 149 attack drones overnight on October 16, including 108 jet-powered UAVs, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.
According to the military, the attack began at 6 p.m. on October 15. The drones approached from the directions of Oryol in Russia, occupied Donetsk, and Hvardiiske in occupied Crimea.
In addition to jet-powered and conventional Shahed drones, Russia launched Gerbera drones and Parody-type decoy drones.
As of 9:30 a.m., Ukrainian air defenses had shot down or suppressed 114 enemy UAVs. These included 77 jet-powered Shaheds, as well as Gerbera drones and UAVs of other types. This means that 71.3% of the jet-powered drones had been intercepted or suppressed.
Hits by 27 aerial attack weapons were recorded at 24 locations. Drone debris also fell at another 14 locations.
“The attack is ongoing, with several enemy UAVs still in Ukrainian airspace,” the Air Force said.
On the morning of October 16, a powerful explosion was heard in Lviv during an air raid alert.
Lviv Regional Military Administration head Maksym Kozytskyi said air defenses had intercepted an enemy drone as it approached the city.
We also reported on the aftermath of overnight strikes in western Ukraine.
Russia targeted the Volyn, Rivne and Ternopil regions with jet-powered drones. Lutsk and Kovel were left without electricity, seven people were injured in Rivne, and a foreign-owned business in Chortkiv was completely destroyed, according to the city's mayor.
