AFU shoot down 89 Russian drones, another 51 vanish from radar

According to Ukrinform, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this in Telegram.

Starting at 18:00 on Thursday, March 27, Russians attacked Ukraine with 163 Shahed-type attack UAVs and various types of imitation drones from the directions of: Millerovo, Briansk, Kursk, Prymorsko-Akhtarsk, as well as Chauda and Hvardske (temporarily occupied Crimea).

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

As of 09:00 on Friday, March 28, 89 drones were confirmed to have been shot down in the south, north and center of Ukraine.

51 enemy imitator drones were lost in the area (without negative consequences).

The consequences of the Russian attack were recorded in Kharkiv, Sumy, Ptava, Dnipro, Odesa, Mykaiv and Zaporizhzhia regions.

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As Ukrinform reported, during the attack by Russian drones in Ptava, an industrial area was hit, and power was cut off in some parts of the city.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said that the Russians had targeted civilian infrastructure, residential buildings and administrative buildings of oil and gas companies in Ptava.

Photo: Ukrainian Air Force