On the night of 25 March, starting at 19:00, Russia attacked Ukrainian forces with 147 attack UAVs of the Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas types, as well as other drones. The attacks were launched from occupied Crimea and Russian locations including Orel, Kursk, Bryansk, Millerovo and Primorsko-Akhtarsk. Over 80 of the drones launched were Shaheds.
The attack was repelled by the Air Force, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare and unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defence Forces, the Air Force reported.
“According to preliminary data, as of 08:30, air defences have shot down or neutralised 121 enemy UAVs of the Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas and other types in the north, south and east of the country. Hits by 24 strike UAVs have been recorded at 18 locations, as well as the fall of downed UAVs (debris) at three locations,” the statement reads.
The attack is ongoing, with several Russian UAVs still in the airspace.
On the night of 24 March, Russia carried out a combined missile and drone attack. It targeted, in particular, the Poltava Region and Zaporizhzhya. Later that day, the enemy launched a massive drone attack, directed mainly against the western regions. Lviv, Ternopil, Ivano-Frankivsk, Rivne and Khmelnytskyy Regions were under attack. Vinnytsya was also affected. There are fatalities and numerous injuries.