Ukraine air defense eliminates 150 of 164 UAVs – Air Force

Ukraine’s air defense forces eliminated 150 of 164 enemy drones; however, hits from a ballistic missile and 12 strike drones were recorded at seven locations, with debris falling at two others, the Air Force of the Armed Forces reports.

"According to preliminary data as of 08:30, air defense shot down or suppressed 150 enemy UAVs," the report says.

In total, on the night of March 30 (from 18:00 on March 29), the enemy attacked with an Iskander-M ballistic missile from the temporarily occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea, as well as 164 strike UAVs of the Shahed, Gerbera, and Italmas types and drones of other types from the directions of Bryansk, Orel, Kursk, Millerovo, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia, and Chauda and Gvardiyske in the temporarily occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea; about 90 of these were Shahed UAVs.

The aerial attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups of the Defense Forces of Ukraine.

Meanwhile, hits from a ballistic missile and 12 strike UAVs were recorded at seven locations, and the fall of shot-down targets (debris) occurred at two locations.

The attack continues, with several enemy UAVs remaining in the airspace, the air command added.