Russia attacked Ukraine overnight on November 9 with 317 strike drones of various types. Ukrainian air defenses shot down or suppressed 276 aerial targets.
The Ukrainian Air Force reported this.
The attack began at 6:00 p.m. on November 8. Russian forces launched 317 Shahed-type strike UAVs, including 105 jet-powered drones, as well as S8000 Banderol/Dan-T, Gerbera and Parodiya decoy drones.
The drones were launched from the areas of Bryansk, Oryol, Kursk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Shatalovo and Millerovo in Russia, as well as from temporarily occupied Donetsk and Crimea — the areas of Chauda and Hvardiiske.
The air attack was repelled by aircraft, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare and unmanned systems units, as well as mobile fire groups of Ukraine’s Defense Forces.
According to preliminary data, as of 8:00 a.m., air defenses had shot down or suppressed 271 Shahed-type UAVs, including 81 jet-powered drones, as well as five S8000 Banderol/Dan-T, Gerbera and other types of drones.
Several strike drones were still in the air at the time of the report, and combat operations were continuing.
Impacts were recorded at 31 locations. Downed drones and debris fell at another nine locations.
