On the night of 9 February, Russian troops launched a massive attack, firing 151 Shahed attack drones and imitators from Russian territory. This was reported by the Ukrainian Air Force Command.
Aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, mobile fire groups and electronic warfare units of the Air Force and the Defence Forces of Ukraine were involved in repelling the air attack. As of 09:00, 70 enemy drones were destroyed in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Kirovohrad, Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Rivne, Volyn, Mykolaiv, Kherson and Odesa regions.
Another 74 imitator drones were lost without any negative consequences. Two drones are still in the air, and combat operations are ongoing.
The attack resulted in damage in Kyiv, Sumy, Dnipro, Kharkiv, Zhytomyr and Volyn regions.