Russia attacks Ukraine with 113 drones: strikes recorded at 11 locations

Anastasia Protz — 15 October, 09:02
Russia attacks Ukraine with 113 drones: strikes recorded at 11 locations
A Ukrainian machine gunner. Photo: Ukraine’s General Staff

Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 113 Shahed and Gerbera loitering munitions as well as drones of other types on the night of 14-15 October. Ukrainian air defence units have brought down 86 of them.

Source: Ukrainian Air Force on Telegram

Details: Early reports as of 08:30 indicate that air defence units have shot down or jammed 86 Russian UAVs over Ukraine's north, south and east.

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Hits from 26 attack drones have been recorded at 11 locations and debris from downed UAVs has fallen at one additional location.

The attack is still ongoing, as several Russian UAVs remain in Ukrainian airspace.

Overall, Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 113 loitering munitions launched from the Russian cities of Millerovo, Kursk, Bryansk and Primorsko-Akhtarsk from 22:50 on 14 October until the morning of 15 October.

Around 50 of the drones were Shahed loitering munitions.

The aerial assault is being repelled by anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare assets, unmanned systems units and mobile fire groups from the Ukrainian defence forces.

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