“On the night of December 16, Russian troops attacked Ukraine with 49 attack UAVs of the “Shahed” type and drones of other types, 27 enemy drones were destroyed, 19 more were lost in location, and 3 are still in the air.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Telegram
Verbatim PS: “As of 08:30, the downing of 27 Shahed-type attack UAVs and drones of other types in Chernihiv, Sumy, Cherkasy, Khmelnitsky, Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk has been confirmed.
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Due to the active opposition of the Defense Forces, 19 enemy drones did not reach their targets (locationally lost). Three UAVs are in the air!”.
The air attack was repulsed by anti-aircraft missile forces, units of electronic defense systems, mobile fire groups of the Air Force and the Defense Forces of Ukraine.
“No hits were recorded, no information about destruction or casualties was received,” the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces concluded.
Prehistory:
- On the evening of December 15, Russian troops launched another strike drone attack on Ukraine.