“Night attack by Shaheds: Russia launched almost 50 drones over Ukraine, air defense shot down 27 December 16, 08:54 Share: On the night of December 16, 27 Russian drones were shot down over Ukraine, 19 were lost in location (Photo: REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko) Troops of the aggressor country of Russia at night against Monday, December 16, they attacked Ukraine with 49 strikes UAVs of the Shahed type and drones of other types. Anti-aircraft defense shot down 27 drones”, — write on: ua.news
On the night of December 16, 27 Russian drones were shot down over Ukraine, 19 were lost to location (Photo: REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko)
On the night of Monday, December 16, the troops of the aggressor country of Russia attacked Ukraine with 49 Shahed type UAVs and drones of other types. Anti-aircraft defense shot down 27 drones, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.
According to the military, the occupiers launched drones from the regions of the cities of Bryansk and Orel in the Russian Federation. Air Defense Forces of Ukraine worked in Chernihiv, Sumy, Cherkasy, Khmelnytskyi, Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions. As of 08:30, 27 attack drones were confirmed to have been shot down, and another 19 were lost.
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The Air Force added that no hits were recorded, and information about the victims was not received.
There are still about three Russian drones in the sky over Ukraine.
During the night and morning of December 16, an air alert sounded in a number of regions, including Kyiv, due to an attack by Shaheds. It was reported about the work of air defense in Cherkasy and Kyiv regions. Explosions were heard in Khmelnytskyi.