On the night of 5 January 2025, the enemy launched a massive air attack on Ukraine, using 103 Shahed attack drones and various types of imitation drones. The attacks were carried out from the directions of Bryansk, Millerovo and Orel, according to the Air Force Command.
Aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups of the Air Force and Defence Forces were used to repel the attack.
As of 09:00, 61 Shahed attack UAVs and other types of drones had been destroyed. They were shot down over Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Dnipro, Zhytomyr and Khmelnytsky regions. No hits were recorded.
Another 42 enemy imitator drones were neutralised by locational loss. These drones did not cause any damage.
In the Kharkiv region, several private houses were damaged as a result of the fall of one of the defeated Shahed drones. The victims are being provided with the necessary assistance.