Air defense downed 62 of 110 enemy drones at night
On the night of Thursday, May 15, russian troops launched 110 drones over the territory of Ukraine, air defense forces managed to shoot down 62 of them, another 29 enemy drones did not reach their targets (lost in location).
This was announced by the press service of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Telegram channel, Ukrainian News Agency reports.
It is noted that from 00:00 on May 15, the enemy attacked Ukraine with 110 Shahed-type strike UAVs and simulator drones of various types from the directions of Bryansk, Kursk, Oryol and Millerovo (all - russian federation).
"As of 08:00, it has been confirmed that 62 Shahed attack UAVs (other types of UAVs) have been shot down in the east, north, west and center of the country. 29 enemy simulator UAVs were lost in location (without negative consequences)," the message says.
The Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, Kyiv and Ivano-Frankivsk Regions were affected by the enemy attack.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, on the night of May 14, the russians launched one Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missile and 145 drones over Ukraine, air defense forces shot down 80 UAVs, and another 42 drones were lost in location.