Russia launched 117 attack drones against Ukraine overnight, while Ukraine’s Air Force said it neutralised 80 of them. The same report recorded impacts at 24 locations. Those figures point to a substantial air-defence effort, but they also show why an interception tally cannot stand in for the consequences of the attack.
According to the Air Force, the assault began at 18:00 the previous day. It said Russia used Shahed drones, including 63 jet-powered Shaheds, as well as Gerbera drones, Parodiya decoy drones and other types. By 07:30, air defence had shot down or suppressed 80 drones, including 39 jet-powered Shaheds, the military said.
“Shot down or suppressed” combines different forms of air defence and the statement does not provide a separate total for each. Nor does it identify the locations behind the 24 reported impacts. The Air Force also reported debris from downed targets falling at 10 locations.
The figures therefore should not be read as a single measure of the night’s outcome. The neutralisation number records action by air defence; the impact total records that some attacking weapons still reached locations on the ground. Neither figure, on its own, establishes the extent of damage. The Air Force statement provides no regions, targets, casualty figures or account of infrastructure disruption.
That limit matters because the attack’s real effects will depend on what happened at the individual locations. Updates from regional authorities and emergency services may provide that detail. Until then, the defensible reading is narrower: Ukraine reported both a large defensive response and impacts that require a separate assessment. Source: Ukraine’s Air Force, as reported by Ukrainska Pravda.
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- Українська правда · Source date: 2026-11-13
Independent editorial content. WUA is not affiliated with any political party. 2026-11-13