Russia launches record number of drones overnight: Ukrainian air defences destroy 62 UAVs

Russian forces launched 145 drones on Ukraine on the night of 9-10 November. Ukrainian air defence units destroyed 62 Russian UAVs, 67 drones disappeared from radar, and 10 flew into Moldova, Belarus and Russia.

Source: press service for Ukraine's Air Force on social media

Quote: "The enemy attacked [Ukraine] with a record number of UAVs on the night of 9-10 November 2024 (starting 20:00 on 9 November)!"

Details: During the night, the Air Force's air surveillance units detected and tracked 145 aerial targets, specifically Shahed-type loitering munitions and unidentified drones. These were launched from the Russian cities of Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Oryol, and Bryansk, as well as from Cape Chauda in temporarily occupied Crimea.

The press service reported that as of 09:30, 62 Russian UAVs were confirmed to have been shot down in Odesa, Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Vinnytsia, Khmelnytskyi, Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk oblasts.

A total of 67 Russian UAVs have disappeared from radar in different Ukrainian regions, and a further 10 Russian drones have left Ukrainian airspace in the direction of Moldova, Belarus and the Russian Federation.

Odesa and other regions were impacted by the Russian attack, resulting in damage to apartment blocks and houses. Early reports indicate no fatalities. All those affected are receiving medical assistance.

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