Ukraine's air defence downs and jams 710 Russian drones as Air Force reports key feature of attack

Russia has launched 892 drones on the night of 12 May and on 13 May, while Ukraine's air defence has downed or jammed 710 Russian UAVs. Strikes by 36 attack drones have been recorded.

Source: Ukraine's Air Force on Facebook

Quote: "On 13 May, from 08:00 to 18:30, the enemy attacked with 753 Shahed-type attack UAVs, including jet-powered variants, Gerbera, Italmas and Parodiya-type decoy drones. Taking into account the overnight attack of 139 UAVs, more than 892 enemy drones of these types were launched during the day."

Details: The main focus of the Russian attack was Ukraine's western oblasts.

The Air Force said a notable feature of the attack was that Russia has once again used the territory of Belarus and Moldova to fly attack UAVs towards Ukraine.

The aerial attack was repelled by aircraft, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare assets, unmanned systems units and mobile fire groups from Ukraine's defence forces.

As of 18:30, early reports indicate that air defence shot down or jammed 710 Russian drones of various types across all oblasts of the country.

Strikes by 36 attack UAVs were recorded, and downed drones or debris fell at 26 locations.

Quote: "The attack is ongoing, with several [Russian] UAVs still in Ukraine's airspace."

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