Ukraine's air defence downs 94 out of 116 Russian drones

Russian forces have attacked Ukraine with 116 strike drones of various types since the evening of 10 October, 95 of which were jet-powered. Ukraine's air defence has downed 94 drones, and the attack is ongoing.

Source: Ukraine's Air Force on Telegram

Quote: "As of 08:30, air defence had shot down or jammed 94 Shahed-type attack drones (74 jet-powered), Gerbera drones and drones of other types. Ten enemy drones were confirmed to have struck seven locations and the fall of downed aerial assets (debris) was reported at nine locations."

Details: Russian forces launched drones from the directions of the Russian cities of Oryol, Kursk and Primorsko-Akhtarsk, as well as from temporarily occupied Donetsk and Hvardiiske in Crimea.

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

As of 08:30, the attack was ongoing, with around 10 Russian drones still in Ukrainian airspace.

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