On the night of 1 March 2025 (starting at 19:30 on 28 February), Russian invaders launched an air attack, launching 154 Shahed-type attack UAVs and various types of imitator drones from the directions of Orel, Bryansk, Kursk, Millerovo and Primorsko-Akhtarsk (Russian Federation).
The attack was repelled thanks to the coordinated work of aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Air Force and Defence Forces.
According to the command, as of 08:30 a.m., 103 Shahed and other types of attack UAVs were confirmed downed in Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Dnipro, Donetsk, Kherson, Odesa and Mykolaiv regions. In addition, 51 enemy imitator drones were lost without any negative consequences.
The attack affected Kharkiv, Odesa, Sumy, Chernihiv, Cherkasy and Kyiv regions.