Ukrainian Air Defense Forces intercepted 27 out of 49 Russian unmanned aerial autos (UAVs) throughout an in a single day assault on 16 December, in keeping with the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The assault, launched from the Bryansk and Oryol oblasts in Russia, started at 01:00 am and concerned primarily Shahed drones and different forms of unmanned aerial autos. Ukrainian protection forces mounted a multi-layered response, combining anti-aircraft missile models, digital warfare divisions, cell hearth teams from the Air Force and Defense Forces.
By 08:30 am, the Air Force confirmed taking pictures down 27 assault drones throughout six oblasts: Chernihiv, Sumy, Cherkasy, Khmelnytskyi, Kharkiv, and Dnipropetrovsk. About 19 further drones had been prevented from reaching their supposed targets, with three UAVs nonetheless remaining within the air.
Russia continues its deliberate day by day air assaults on residential areas and civilian infrastructure. Since October 2022, it has systematically focused Ukraine’s power infrastructure with in depth missile and drone assaults, aiming to disrupt civilian life, notably through the winter months.
Over the previous day, the Kharkiv Oblast skilled a number of strikes. A missile strike in Kharkiv’s Kyiv district broken a sports activities complicated, breaking home windows and doorways, and injuring a 48-year-old girl. In Kupiansk district, a personal home was broken, and a 54-year-old girl was injured.
In the Kharkiv Oblast, Russian forces tried ten assault makes an attempt close to the settlements of Vysoka Yaruga, Tykhe, and Vovchansk. The Kupiansk path noticed 4 assaults, with Ukrainian forces repelling makes an attempt close to Zahryzove and Lozova.
The Kherson Oblast skilled in depth bombardment, with Russian forces concentrating on essential infrastructure and residential areas in quite a few settlements. An intercity bus was additionally broken, leading to two individuals being wounded.
In the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, a kamikaze drone struck the Myrivska neighborhood, with further artillery shelling of Nikopol and Pokrovska neighborhood reported.
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