On the night of 31 October, Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 134 strike drones of various types, including Shahed, "Herbera" and "Parodiya" decoy drones. Air defence forces shot down 105 enemy UAVs.
This was reported by the Ukrainian Air Force.
The Russians began the attack at 18:00 on 30 October. Among the drones launched were 72 jet-powered ones. The drones flew from Russia’s Oryol, Kursk, Shatalovo and Millerovo, as well as from the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk Region and Crimea.
The air assault was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare and unmanned systems units, as well as mobile fire groups of Ukraine’s Defence Forces.
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According to preliminary data as of 08:30, air defences destroyed or suppressed 105 drones, including 49 jet-powered ones.
Impacts from enemy air attack assets were recorded at 20 locations. At a further 10 locations, debris from downed drones fell.