On the night of 16 March 2025 (from 18.30 on 15 March), the enemy attacked with 90 Shahed-type attack UAVs and various types of imitation drones from the directions, according to a report by the Air Force Command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
‘As of 09.00, 47 Shahed attack UAVs and other types of drones were confirmed to have been shot down in Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Cherkasy, Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Dnipro, Donetsk and Odesa regions.
33 enemy imitator drones were lost locally (without negative consequences),’ the Air Force said.
They also added that the air attack was repelled by anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Air Force and Defence Forces.
The Russian attack affected Chernihiv, Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odesa regions.