On the night of January 8-9, Russian forces launched an attack on Ukraine using 70 Shahed attack drones and various types of simulator drones. None of the drones reached their targets.
Points of attention
- During the Russian attack on Ukraine, the Air Force shot down 46 'Shahed' attack drones.
- As a result of the attack, 24 enemy drone simulators were blown up, and debris fell on residential buildings in the Kharkiv, Sumy, and Cherkasy regions.
- Aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, and other units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine were used for defense.
- Five Russian drones were destroyed in Cherkasy region, but no one was injured. The debris damaged houses and a car.
- Surveys of areas damaged by drone crashes are ongoing to assess the full extent of the damage and restore property.
The Air Force revealed details of the Russian attack on Ukraine
According to the military, as of 09:00, it was confirmed that 46 Shahed attack UAVs and other drones were shot down in Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, and Mykolaiv regions.
24 enemy drone simulators were lost in location (without negative consequences).
The downed drones damaged private homes in Kharkiv, Sumy, and Cherkasy regions. According to the Air Force, the drones were launched from the areas of the Russian cities of Millerovo, Orel, Kursk, Bryansk, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk.
To repel the attack, aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups of the Air Force and Defense Forces of Ukraine were involved.
What is known about the consequences of the Russian attack on the Chernihiv region?
As stated by the head of the Cherkasy OVA, Ihor Taburets, 5 Russian drones were destroyed in the sky over the Cherkasy region.
Fortunately, there were no casualties. However, in the Cherkasy district, the windows of a dozen residential buildings, a shop, and a car were damaged by debris. The area is being surveyed.
