Air defense destroyed 34 Shahed-type attack UAVs and other types of drones launched by Russia on the night of January 16. In addition, 18 UAVs were locally lost without negative consequences. The Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported this. On the night of January 16 (from 20:00 on January 15), the enemy attacked with 55 attack UAVs of the Shahed type and simulator drones of various types from the directions of Millerovo, Orel, Bryansk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk - Russian Federation. As of 09:00 Thursday, the downing of 34 attack UAVs of the Shahed type and drones of other types was confirmed in the Poltava, Sumy, Kharkov, Cherkassy, \u200b\u200bChernihiv, Kiev, Zhytomyr, Kirovograd, Dnepropetrovsk, Zaporozhye and Nikolaev regions. Several drones hit a farm in the Chernihiv region. As a result of the fall of downed enemy drones, private houses in the Kharkov and Poltava regions were damaged. 18 enemy drone simulators - locationally lost, without negative consequences.

The enemy air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare units, mobile fire groups of the Air Force and the Defense Forces of Ukraine. Let us remind you that on January 15, the Russians hit Ukraine with missiles from TU-95MS bombers, ships of the Black Sea Fleet and Iskander launchers. Debris from a Russian drone damaged power facilities in the Poltava region. News on Telegram and WhatsApp. Subscribe to our channels https://t. me/korrespondentnet and WhatsApp Author: 1.