Photo: Air defense shot down 85 of 145 drones on April 10, six regions were affected (Getty Images) Author: Natalia Gurkovskaya
On the night of April 10, Russian troops attacked Ukraine with 145 drones. Air defense shot down most of them.
RBC-Ukraine writes about this with reference to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
“On the night of April 10, the enemy attacked with 145 Shahed-type strike UAVs and various types of drone imitators,” the statement said.
The occupiers launched drones from the following directions: Kursk, Orel, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Chauda (Crimea).
Air defense work
The air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare units and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
“As of 9:00, the downing of 85 Shahed-type attack UAVs (other types of drones) in the north, south, east and center of the country has been confirmed,” the military noted.
In addition, 49 enemy drone imitators were lost.
Consequences of the Russian attack on Ukraine
As a result of the Russian attack, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kiev, Khmelnytskyi, Poltava and Nikolaev regions suffered.
In particular, warehouses were burning in Kyiv, outbuildings were destroyed, there are casualties. And in Nikolaev, nine multi-story buildings, dozens of garages and cars were damaged due to drone fire, ten people were injured.
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