Night attack: 32 out of 46 drones were shot down by the Ukrainian Air Force

Night attack: 32 out of 46 drones were shot down by the Ukrainian Air Force

Night attack: 32 out of 46 drones were shot down by the Ukrainian Air Force

The Ukrainian military repelled enemy air attacks using Shaheds on the night of December 27 in eight regions. They managed to shoot down 32 out of 46 drones. This was reported by the command of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.


In total, the enemy launched 46 Shaheds, which attacked in waves at different times, from 19.00 on December 26 to 03.50 on December 27.

"On the night of December 27, 2023, the Russian occupiers attacked with Shahed UAVs in two directions: Balaklava - occupied Crimea, Primorsko-Akhtarsk - Krasnodar Krai," the statement said.


The Ukrainian Air Force destroyed 32 Russian UAVs.


The Air Force noted that most of the drones that failed to be shot down attacked the frontline territories, in particular the Kherson region.


"Several more UAVs fell without consequences," the military said.


In general, the Armed Forces of Ukraine's air defense was operating in Mykolaiv, Odesa, Kherson, Dnipro, Vinnytsia, Zaporizhzhia, Khmelnytskyi and Kirovohrad regions.