Ukrainian forces shot down 43 Russian assault drones in a single day, the Air Power reported on the morning of Jan. 19.
Russia launched Shahed-type drones and decoy drones from bases in Millerovo, Oryol, and Bryansk, based on the report.
The Air Power stated it additionally misplaced monitor of 15 decoy drones Russia launched alongside the assault drones, saying that this resulted in no adverse results.
The drones have been shot down over Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Dnipropetrovsk and Mykolaiv oblasts.
Russian drone attacks on Ukraine jumped to report ranges on the finish of 2024, with Moscow planning to ramp up its manufacturing or UAVs in 2025. Drone strikes have focused Ukrainian residential neighborhoods and significant energy infrastructure.
Ukraine has in flip stepped up its personal drone assaults on Russia and has targeted assaults on the nation's oil business.
The Kyiv IndependentKateryna Denisova