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2026-10-23 · Ukrinform

Ukraine’s air defenses down 140 out of 176 Russian drones overnight

The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on Telegram , according to Ukrinform. According to the military, starting at 18:00 on Thursday, October 22, Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 176 Shahed-type strike drones (92 of them jet-powered), Gerbera drones and Parodiya-type decoy drones. The launches were carried out from Bryansk, Shatalovo, Oryol, Kursk, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia, as well as from temporarily occupied Donetsk and Hvardiiske in occupied Crimea. The enemy attack was repelled by aircraft, anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare and unmanned systems units, and mobile fire teams of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.

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