On the night of Wednesday, July 16, russian troops launched one missile and 400 drones over the territory of Ukraine, air defense forces managed to shoot down 198 of them, another 145 drones were lost/suppressed by electronic warfare means.
The press service of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced this on the Telegram channel, the Ukrainian News agency reports.
It is noted that on the night of July 16 (from 8 p.m. on July 15), the enemy attacked with an Iskander-M ballistic missile from Crimea, as well as 400 Shahed-type strike UAVs and simulator drones of various types from the directions of Shatalovo, Bryansk, Kursk, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk – the russian federation, Chauda – TOT of Crimea (up to 255 of them – Shaheds).
The main directions of the attack are Kryvyi Rih, Kharkiv, Vinnytsia.
"According to preliminary data, as of 8:30 a.m., 198 enemy Shahed-type UAVs (drones of other types) were shot down by air defense systems in the north, south, east and center of the country. In addition, 145 simulator drones were lost/suppressed by electronic warfare," the message says.
1 missile and 57 UAV hits were recorded in 12 locations, and downed drones (fragments) fell in 2 locations.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, on the night of July 15, the russians launched 267 drones over the territory of Ukraine, air defense forces managed to shoot down 178 of them, another 66 drones were lost/suppressed by electronic warfare.
Meanwhile, russia attacked Vinnytsia with drones: infrastructure and houses were damaged, there were casualties.
Who we are: About us, Contacts. How we write news and our principles: Editorial code. We did our best. If you found this valuable – please support us.
To request a correction, please send an email.