Air defence downs 78 Russian drones over course of day

Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 97 attack drones on 1 October, with Ukrainian air defence downing 78 of them.

Source: Ukrainian Air Force

Quote from the Air Force: "During the day on 1 October (from 06:30 to 18:00), the enemy attacked Ukraine with 97 attack UAVs (66 of which were jet-powered), Gerbera and other types of drones. Early reports indicate that air defence forces shot down or jammed 78 UAVs (55 of which jet-powered) during this period."

Details: Ukrainian forces added that as of 18:00, there were about 10 attack drones still in the airspace.

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Originally reported by Ukrainska Pravda by Tetyana Oliynyk. Read the full story at the source.