The russian federation attacked Ukraine with Shahed drones and S-300 missiles overnight into Thursday, December 14. Air defense forces destroyed more than 40 enemy drones.
This is reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Telegram.
Around midnight, the russian occupation forces fired 6 S-300 anti-aircraft missiles in the direction of the Mykolaiv and Kherson Regions.
The Russians also attacked Ukraine with Shahed-136/131 attack UAVs. Launches were carried out in waves from three directions: Balaklava, Chauda - Crimea and Primorsko-Akhtarsk - russian federation. In total, 42 enemy drones were launched.
The main direction of the attack was the Odesa Region.
"This night, the defenders of the sky managed to shoot down 41 out of 42 attack UAVs. The vast majority - in the Odesa Region," the Air Force said in a statement.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, the total number of losses of the russian army since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine is 341,500 soldiers. In addition, during the day, the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed 18 tanks, 10 UAVs and 15 armored combat vehicles.
The United States has released data on russian losses near Avdiyivka since the offensive began in October. In particular, we are talking about more than 13,000 russian military personnel, as well as more than 220 combat vehicles.
In November, it was reported that Western officials estimated that the aggressor state, the russian federation, had lost between 300,000 and 400,000 in the war in Ukraine.
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