Russia attacks Ukraine with 58 UAVs overnight: 25 downed, 27 disappear from radar

Russian troops attacked Ukraine with 58 Shahed attack UAVs and decoy drones on the night of 23-24 January. The Ukrainian air defence forces have managed to destroy 25 drones and 27 disappeared from radar. Three people were killed and there was damage in several oblasts.

Source: Ukraine’s Air Force on Telegram

Quote from the Air Force: "As of 09:00, 25 Shahed attack UAVs and other types of drones have been confirmed downed in Sumy, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyi and Lviv oblasts. Twenty-seven enemy decoy drones have disappeared from radar (without causing adverse effects).

Sadly, people were injured and some were killed in the enemy strike on Kyiv and Chernihiv oblasts."

Details: It is reported that the Russians launched drones from the directions of the Russian cities of Oryol, Kursk, Bryansk and Primorsko-Akhtarsk.

The air attack was repelled by anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Air Force and defence forces.

Background: It was reported earlier that three people had been killed in the Russian drone attack on Kyiv Oblast.

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