Drone attack: Ukrainian forces shoot down 27 Russian UAVs overnight Monday

This information was provided by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.

On the night of December 16 (from 01:00), the enemy attacked Ukraine with 49 Shahed-type attack UAVs and other types of drones from the areas of Russia’s Bryansk and Orel.

The anti-aircraft missile tros, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Air Force and Defense Forces successfully repelled the air attack.

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As of 08:30, 27 Shahed attack UAVs and other types of drones were confirmed downed in the Chernihiv, Sumy, Cherkasy, Khmelnytskyi, Kharkiv and Dnipretrovsk regions.

As a result of the effective countermeasures employed by the Defense Forces, 19 enemy UAVs were unable to reach their intended targets, as they were no longer visible on radar. Three UAVs are still in Ukrainian airspace.

No hits were recorded, and no information was received regarding damage or casualties.

As reported by Ukrinform, the Russian army’s total combat losses in Ukraine from February 24, 2022 to December 16, 2024 amounted to about 763,510 tros, including another 1,070 killed or wounded invaders in the past day.

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