Mass drone strike in the night of 31 October
In the night of 31 October, Russian forces carried out a mass shelling of Ukrainian territory using 134 attack drones. Among the weapons employed were Shahed, Gerbera, and Parodiya decoy drones. According to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Ukrainian air defence system destroyed 105 enemy UAVs.
Attack details and launch sites
The start of the air raid was recorded at 18:00 on 30 October. The total number of drones launched was 134, of which 72 were jet-powered. The drones flew from Oryol, Kursk, Shatalovo, and Millerovo in Russia, as well as from the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk Oblast and Crimea.
Defence forces' actions and results
To repel the attack, aviation, air defence missile units, electronic warfare units, unmanned systems, and mobile fire groups of the Defence Forces of Ukraine were deployed. As of 08:30 on 31 October, preliminary data indicates that air defence destroyed or suppressed 105 drones, including 49 jet-powered ones.
Impact on infrastructure
Strikes by enemy air attack weapons were recorded at 20 locations. Additionally, debris from shot-down drones was found at 10 locations.
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