Ukraine's air defence shoots down 73 out of 112 Russian drones, 36 go off radar

STANISLAV POHORILOV - 16 May, 09:47

A mobile fire unit. Stock photo: Zelenskyy on Telegram

Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 112 Shahed attack drones and other types of decoy UAVs on the night of 15-16 May. Ukraine's air defence units have destroyed 73 attack drones.

Source: Ukraine's Air Force Command on Telegram

Details: As of 09:00, 73 attack UAVs – Shahed-type drones and others – have been confirmed downed over Ukraine’s eastern, northern, southern and central oblasts.

A total of 36 decoy drones disappeared from radar (without causing adverse effects).

The air attack was repelled by Ukrainian aircraft, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare systems and mobile fire teams of the defence forces.

Odesa, Zhytomyr, Chernihiv, Mykolaiv and Kyiv oblasts have sustained damage as a result of the Russian attack.

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