On the night of 20 October, starting from 18:00 the previous day, air defence forces neutralised 115 drones launched by Russia at Ukrainian territory. In total, the enemy attacked with 165 drones.
This was reported by the Air Force.
“On the night of 20 October (from 18:00 on 19 October), the enemy attacked with 165 Shahed-type strike UAVs (105 of them jet-powered), S8000 Banderol/Dan-T, Gerbera, Parodiya-type decoy drones, from the directions of: Oryol, Kursk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk — Russia, temporarily occupied Donetsk, temporarily occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea — Chauda, Hvardiiske, and from the waters of the Sea of Azov,” they said.
The air attack was repelled by aircraft, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare and unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups of the Defence Forces of Ukraine.
According to preliminary data, as of 08:00, air defences had shot down and suppressed 115 enemy Shahed-type UAVs (73 of them jet-powered), Gerbera, and drones of other types. As of 08:15, 20 strike drones were still in the air, and combat operations were ongoing.
Enemy air attack weapons were recorded hitting 30 locations, with debris falling in 13 places.