A Ukrainian serviceman of the 30th Artillery Brigade at an unidentified location in Donetsk region, Ukraine, 10 October 2024. Photo: Profimedia

On Friday night, Russian troops launched a new massive attack on Ukraine, launching 63 Shahed attack drones and unidentified drones. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that most of the enemy drones were destroyed or neutralised by electronic warfare (EW).

According to the military, the drones were launched from the territory of Russia, in particular from the directions of Orel, Kursk and Primorsko-Akhtarsk. The attack was repelled by anti-aircraft missile troops, aviation, mobile fire groups and special electronic warfare units.

As of 10:00 a.m., the Air Force confirmed the downing of 36 drones over several regions, including Odesa, Kyiv, Mykolaiv, Dnipro, Vinnytsia, Kirovohrad, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyi, Cherkasy, Lviv, Rivne and Poltava. Most drones were shot down in Odesa and Kyiv regions.

In addition, another 16 Russian drones were reported to have lost their signals as a result of electronic warfare systems. The military is currently clarifying the data on this night attack, the military said.