Russia launches 136 attack UAVs over Ukraine at night, 51 shot down by Air Forces, over 20 still in the air

During the night of October 16, the Russian invaders launched an attack on multiple regions of Ukraine using a combination of 136 attack drones, ballistic missiles, and aircraft missiles. Luckily, Ukrainian air defense forces were able to successfully shoot down 51 of the enemy drones, while an additional 60 were lost in location.

The Air Forces of Ukraine's armed forces reported that.

According to the military's report, on the night of October 16, the Russian invaders launched the following attacks:

• The S–300/400 anti-aircraft guided missiles from the temporarily occupied territories in the Donetsk region;
• The guided air missile Kh–59 over the Chernihiv region from the airspace of the Kursk region;
• 136 strike UAVs from launch areas in Kursk, Orel, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk in the Russian Federation.

The Air Force of the Ukrainian army emphasized that the following were involved in repelling a massive enemy attack:

• Aviation,
• anti-aircraft missile units,
• mobile fire groups,
• EW.

"As of 07.00, as a result of anti-aircraft combat, 51 enemy UAVs were shot down in the Sumy, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Ternopil, Kherson, Kharkiv, Zhytomyr, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Kyiv, Poltava, Chernihiv and Chernivtsi regions," the airmen said.

Furthermore, it has been reported that due to the effective measures taken by EW, a total of 60 Russian drones have been lost, and their specific location in multiple regions of Ukraine is currently being gathered and verified.

"More than 20 UAVs are in the airspace of Ukraine. Combat work continues," the Air Force of Ukraine's armed forces added.

Furthermore, two hostile drones reversed course towards the Russian Federation.

"We want to stress once again the importance of not taking any action if you encounter any suspicious objects that appear to be drones. It is crucial that you urgently report any potentially dangerous discovery to the police, State Emergency Service, or your local military authority," the military urged.

For reference:

On the night of October 15, the Russians launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine using Shahed drones. Subsequently, an air raid warning was issued in Kyiv. The city's air defense forces were mobilized and active.

The drone attacks by the enemy have been ongoing up to the present day, with multiple areas being targeted and Ukraine's air defense forces successfully shooting them down.

It should be noted that enemy drones are explicitly targeting the Kyiv region.

As of 7:25 a.m.:

• Strike drones are operating in the Kyiv region and moving westward.
• In the Cherkasy region, one drone is flying over Kaniv, and another is flying at the border between the Poltava and Kyiv regions.
• Additionally, UAVs in the Uman region are heading west and north.
• In the Kirovohrad region, Shahed drones are en route to Kropyvnytskyi.
• There are also UAVs in the Poltava region near Kremenchuk and Poltava.