Russia launched 60 UAVs into Ukraine, the attack lasted almost a day, the Armed Forces of Ukraine Air Force reports.
“From 10:00 on December 23 to 09:00 on December 24, 2024, the enemy attacked with 60 Shahed attack UAVs and other types of drones from the directions of Bryansk, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk – Russia,” the statement said.
The air attack was repelled by anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, mobile fire groups of the Air Force and the Defense Forces of Ukraine.
As of 10:00 a.m., 36 attack UAVs were confirmed to have been shot down in Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipro and Khmelnytskyi regions.
23 enemy imitator UAVs were lost in the area (without any negative consequences).
One UAV is still in the air.
