Successful Defense Against Drone Attack in Ukraine
27 September 2025 10:22
The air defense forces successfully neutralized 97 out of 115 drones that Russian invaders used to attack Ukraine on the evening of September 26. This was reported by the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine via Telegram.
Starting from 9 PM on Friday, September 26, the Russians launched an attack with 115 strike drones of various types, including Shahed, from directions such as Kursk, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk (RF), and Chauda (temporarily occupied Crimea), with over 70 of them being Shahed drones.
The air defense was supported by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
Preliminary reports as of 9 AM on Saturday, September 27, indicate that the air defense shot down/neutralized 97 drones across northern, southern, eastern, and central Ukraine.
Seventeen strike drones were confirmed hit at six locations, and debris from these targets fell at two locations. The attack is ongoing, with new groups of strike drones reported in the north, as warned by the Air Forces.