Deputy Minister of Defense, Lieutenant Colonel Yurii Myronenko, said this during an event dedicated to the anniversary of the Public…
During the night of February 27 (from 18:00 on February 26), the enemy launched 187 strike UAVs of types Shahed, Gerbera, Italmass, and others.
The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this.
The attack came from the directions of Bryansk, Orel, Shatalovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk (Russia), and Hvardiiske (temporarily occupied Crimea).
About 120 were “Shaheds”.
Aviation, air-defense missile units, EW units, drone systems, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces responded to the air attack.
As of 08:30, preliminary data indicate that 165 enemy UAVs of types Shahed, Gerbera, Italmass, and others were shot down or suppressed in the north, south, and east of the country.
Twenty strike UAV hits were recorded at 14 locations.
