Air defense forces shot down 52 martyrs during the Russian attack on Ukraine
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Air defense forces shot down 52 martyrs during the Russian attack on Ukraine

Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Air defense forces shot down 52 martyrs during the Russian attack on Ukraine

On the night of December 2, the Russian army attacked Ukraine with 110 attack UAVs of the "Shahed" type and drones of other types. Air defense forces shot down 52 drones, another 50 were lost in location.

Points of attention

  • Air defense forces in Ukraine successfully shot down 52 enemy drones during the Russian attack.
  • The details of the Russian attack on Ukraine included 110 attack UAVs launched from various Russian cities.
  • The Ukrainian Air Force engaged in combat to repel the air attack using anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups.
  • The city of Ternopil in Ukraine suffered damage from an enemy drone attack, resulting in casualties, injuries, and evacuations.
  • A mobile point of invincibility was deployed on-site in Ternopil to aid victims, with psychologists offering support to those affected by the attack.

The Air Force revealed the details of the Russian attack on Ukraine

According to the military, as of 8:30 a.m., 52 enemy UAVs have been shot down in the Kyiv, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Vinnytsia, Khmelnytskyi, Zhytomyr, Sumy, Poltava, Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions.

50 unmanned aerial vehicles were lost in location, presumably as a result of countermeasures by the EW means of the Defense Forces, 6 — left the controlled airspace in the direction of Russia and Belarus, one more — in the air. Combat work continues!

Photo — Air Force of the ZSU

The invading drones were launched from the directions of the Russian cities of Kursk, Orel, Millerovo and Primorsko-Akhtarsk.

The air attack was repulsed by anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare units and mobile fire groups of the Air Force and the Defense Forces of Ukraine.

The Russian Federation attacked Ternopil

According to the State Emergency Service, an apartment building in Ternopil was damaged by an enemy drone attack at night, which caused a large-scale fire.

One person died, three were injured, and about 100 residents were evacuated. The blast wave damaged the windows of neighboring buildings, a school and 20 cars.

A mobile point of invincibility for the victims was deployed on the spot, psychologists are working.

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