Saturday22 February 2025
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During the night, Russians launched 160 drones: 87 were shot down, while another 70 did not reach their targets.

On the night of February 21, Russia launched 160 Shahed-type drones, along with decoy drones and two Iskander-M/KN-23 missiles.
Российские силы ночью задействовали 160 дронов: 87 были сбиты, 70 не достигли своих целей.

Source: Ukrainian Air Forces on Telegram

Word for word: "As of 08:00, the downing of 87 strike UAVs of the Shahed type and drones of other types has been confirmed in the Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Kyiv, Kirovohrad, Zhytomyr, Vinnytsia, Mykolaiv, Kherson, and Dnipropetrovsk regions."

Details: According to the Air Forces, the Russians attacked Ukraine at night not only with drones but also with Iskander missiles launched from the territory of Crimea towards Odesa.

Russia launched its UAVs from Oryol, Bryansk, Kursk, Millerovo, and Shatalovo. The aerial assault was countered by Ukrainian aviation, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups of the Air Forces and Defense Forces of Ukraine. 70 drones were lost in the process and did not reach their targets.

"As a result of the enemy attack, the Odesa, Kyiv, Poltava, and Kharkiv regions were affected," the Air Forces noted.