Air defense forces neutralized 161 of the 197 drones with which the Russian army attacked Ukraine since the evening of March 8.
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- Russian army launched an attack on Ukraine using Iskander-M ballistic missiles and various types of attack UAVs.
- Ukrainian air defense forces successfully neutralized 161 out of 197 enemy drones attacking from multiple directions.
Air defense report on combat operations on the night of March 9
From 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 8, the Russians attacked with two Iskander-M ballistic missiles from temporarily occupied Crimea, as well as 197 attack UAVs of the Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas types, and drones of other types from the following directions: Orel, Kursk, Bryansk, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk (Russian Federation), and Gvardiyske (Crimea).
About 120 of these drones are of the Shahed type.
The air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare and unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups of the Defense Forces of Ukraine.
According to preliminary data, as of 08:00 on Monday, March 9, the air defense had shot down/suppressed 161 enemy drones in the north, south, and east of the country.
Two missiles and 36 strike UAVs were recorded hitting 8 locations, as well as the fall of downed aircraft (fragments) at one location.
The attack is ongoing, there are several enemy drones in the airspace.
