Russia attacked Ukraine with 193 drones overnight, air defence neutralised 154

Large-scale overnight drone attack

On the night of 2 November, Russian forces carried out a massive strike on Ukrainian territory using unmanned aerial vehicles. According to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the enemy launched a total of 193 strike drones. Air defence systems managed to neutralise 154 targets. As a result of the attack, impacts were recorded at 26 locations, and debris fell in another nine places.

Details of weapons used

The attacking side began using UAVs at 18:00 on 1 November. In total, the enemy deployed 193 strike drones, including 75 jet-powered Shahed-type modifications, as well as Gerbera drones and Parody-type decoys. Attacks were carried out from the directions of the Russian cities of Oryol, Kursk, and Bryansk, as well as from the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk Oblast and the Autonomous Republic of Crimea (the direction of Hvardiiske).

Defence systems in action

To repel the air attack, aviation, air defence missile units, radio electronic warfare units and unmanned systems, as well as mobile fire groups of the Defence Forces of Ukraine, were deployed.

«За попередніми даними, станом на 08:00 протиповітряною обороною збито/подавлено 154 ворожий БпЛА типу Shahed (58 із них - реактивні), "Гербера", дронів інших типів» (According to preliminary data, as of 08:00, air defence shot down/suppressed 154 enemy UAVs of the Shahed type (58 of which were jet-powered), "Gerbera", and drones of other types), the Air Force stated.

The Air Force warned that as of the morning, more than 6 strike drones remained in the air, so combat operations to repel the attack are ongoing.