Thursday13 March 2025
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Russian forces launched an attack on Ukraine using 139 drones, with 67 of them successfully intercepted.

On the evening of February 7, Russian occupiers launched an attack on Ukraine using 139 strike drones of the Shahed type, along with various types of decoy drones. A total of 67 drones were destroyed, while another 71 were lost to radar tracking.
Россияне нанесли удар по Украине 139 беспилотниками, из которых 67 были перехвачены.

Source: Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Telegram

Official statement from the AFU: "As of 9:00, 67 strike drones of the Shahed type and drones of other types have been confirmed shot down in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Kirovohrad, Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyi, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, and Odesa regions. 71 enemy mimic drones have been location-lost (without negative consequences)."

Details: The Air Forces added that as a result of the enemy attack, the Sumy, Poltava, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kyiv regions were affected.

The invaders launched drones from the directions of the Russian cities of Kursk, Oryol, Millerovo, Bryansk, and Shatalovo.

The aerial assault was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, mobile fire groups of the Air Forces, and the Defense Forces of Ukraine.