Air defense neutralized 63 drones during night attack by RF

On the night of Wednesday, May 21, russian troops launched 76 drones over the territory of Ukraine, air defense forces managed to shoot down 35 of them, another 58 drones were lost in location (suppressed by electronic warfare means).

This was announced by the press service of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the Telegram channel, Ukrainian News Agency reports.

It is noted that on the night of May 21 (from 00:30 am on May 21), the enemy attacked with 76 Shahed attack UAVs and simulator drones of various types from the directions of Kursk, Oryol, Bryansk (all - russian federation).

"As of 09:00 am, air defense neutralized 63 enemy Shahed UAVs (drones of other types) in the east, north and center of the country. 22 were shot down by fire weapons, 41 were lost/suppressed by electronic warfare (without negative consequences)," the report says.

The Kharkiv and Sumy Regions suffered as a result of the enemy attack.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, on the night of May 20, the russians launched 108 drones over the territory of Ukraine, air defense forces managed to shoot down 35 of them, another 58 drones were lost/suppressed by electronic warfare (EW) weapons.