Defense forces have shot down 32 drones since evening, 16 more were lost in area

Defense forces have shot down 32 drones since evening, 16 more were lost in area

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On the night of December 6, 2024 (from 20.00 on December 5), the enemy attacked Ukraine with 53 Shahed-type attack UAVs and other types of drones (launch area: Orel - Russia).

According to Ukrinform, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this in Telegram.

As of 07.00, units of anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare and mobile fire groups of the Air Force and Defense Forces of Ukraine shot down 32 enemy UAVs in Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Chernihiv, Kyiv and Zhytomyr regions.

Read also: Russian army attacks Nikopol region 15 times day with drones, artillery

16 drones were lost locally, and 2 left the controlled airspace in the direction of Belarus.

As reported, Russian troops launched several groups of attack drones from the north in the evening.

Photo: AFU General Staff

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