Ukrainian air protection shot down 70 Russian drones throughout the nation in a single day, the Ukrainian Air Drive reported on Feb. 9.

Drones have been shot down over Kyiv, Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Kirovohrad, Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Rivne, Volyn, Mykolaiv, Kherson, and Odesa oblasts, the Air Drive mentioned on Telegram.

The Air Drive additionally mentioned that it had misplaced monitor of 74 decoy drones launched throughout the assault alongside the fight drones, saying that there have been "no adverse penalties."

Decoy drones are much less lethal, however are less expensive to fabricate and being mixed with different drones in an try to overwhelm Ukraine's air protection, Ukraine's intelligence service mentioned final 12 months.

For the reason that finish of final 12 months, Russia has sharply escalated the variety of drones assaults launched at Ukraine. In November 2024, President Volodymyr Zelensky mentioned that Russian troops have been launching about ten occasions as many Shahed-type drones at Ukraine in comparison with the earlier fall.

These lethal assaults have pressured civilians to dwell beneath fixed risk and infrequently goal vital infrastructure in an try to knock out water, heating, or electrical energy companies.

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