Ukraine downs 154 Russian drones overnight, strikes reported at 10 locations

Tetyana Oliynyk - 29 April, 08:29

A mobile fire group. Photo: Western Operational and Territorial Association of the National Guard of Ukraine

Ukrainian air defence forces have destroyed or jammed 154 out of 171 Russian drones launched overnight. Hits by 12 UAVs have been recorded at 10 locations and the fall of downed aerial assets (debris) at 12 locations.

Source: Ukraine's Air Force

Quote: "On the night of 28-29 April [from 18:00 on 28 April], the enemy launched 171 Shahed (including jet-powered ones), Gerbera, Italmas and other types of drones from the Russian cities of Kursk, Shatalovo, Oryol, Millerovo and Primorsko-Akhtarsk as well as from temporarily occupied Donetsk and Hvardiiske and Chauda in occupied Crimea. About 120 of the UAVs were Shahed loitering munitions."

Details: Aircraft, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare assets, unmanned systems units and mobile fire groups from Ukraine's defence forces were involved in repelling the attack.

Early reports indicated that as of 08:00, Ukrainian air defence forces had destroyed or jammed 154 Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas and other types of drones in the country's north, south and east.

Hits by 12 UAVs have been recorded at 10 locations and the fall of downed aerial assets (debris) at 12 locations.

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