Air defense forces destroy 27 drones at night, another 19 not reach their targets
On the night of December 16, the russian occupation forces launched 49 strike drones over the territory of Ukraine. Air defense forces destroyed 27, another 19 were lost in location. In addition, 3 UAVs remained in the air as of this morning.
It was reported by the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Thus, from 01:00 a.m. on December 16, the enemy attacked Ukraine with 49 strike UAVs of the Shahed type and drones of other types from the Bryansk and Oryol areas of russia.
It is indicated that as of 08:30 a.m., 27 attack UAVs of the Shahed type and drones of other types were confirmed to have been shot down in the following regions:
- Chernihiv,
- Sumy,
- Cherkasy,
- Khmelnytskyi,
- Kharkiv,
- Dnipropetrovsk.
"Due to the active counteraction of the Defense Forces, 19 enemy drones did not reach their targets (lost in location). Three UAVs are in the air!" the message says.
As a result of the night attack, according to the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, no hits were recorded, and no information about damage or casualties was received.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, meanwhile, on Sunday, December 15, Ukrainian soldiers destroyed another 1,070 russian invaders, as well as 12 tanks and 29 armored combat vehicles.