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Ukraine Says It Downed 139 of 176 Russian Drones in Overnight Barrage

Preliminary figures indicate the assault was still underway as air defenses engaged successive waves.

Overview

  • Ukraine’s Air Force reported that as of 09:00 local time it shot down or jammed 139 Shahed, Gerbera and other UAVs from a total of 176 launched on the night of November 15–16.
  • The overnight attack began around 18:00 on November 15 and included an Iskander-M ballistic missile fired from Russia’s Rostov region.
  • According to the Air Force, drones were launched from Kursk, Orel, Millerovo and Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia, as well as from Chauda in occupied Crimea.
  • Ukrainian defenses responded with aviation, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare, unmanned systems and mobile fire groups.
  • Authorities reported 37 UCAV strikes on 14 locations and debris falls at two sites, while noting new groups of enemy UAVs were still in the airspace.