From 18:00 on 23 October and overnight into 24 October, Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 126 strike drones of various types. Air defence forces neutralised 101 UAVs.
This was reported by the Ukrainian Air Force.
According to the military, Russia attacked Ukraine with Shahed drones, including jet-powered variants, S8000 “Banderol”/“Dan-T”, “Gerbera”, and decoy drones of the “Parodiya” type, launched from Shatalovo, Oryol, Bryansk, Kursk and Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia, as well as from temporarily occupied Donetsk and Hvardiiske in Crimea.
The air attack was repelled by aviation units, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare and unmanned systems units, as well as mobile fire groups of Ukraine’s Defence Forces.
According to preliminary data as of 08:00 on 24 October, Ukrainian air defences shot down or suppressed 101 enemy drones of various types, including 50 jet-powered ones.
Combat operations are ongoing, with 8 UAVs still remaining in Ukrainian airspace.
Impacts from Russian air attack weapons were recorded at 14 locations. In addition, in five places the fall of downed drones or their debris was recorded.