Defense forces shoot down 42 enemy drones out of 96 at night, another 47 lost in location
On the night of Monday, April 21, Ukrainian defenders shot down 42 Shahed-type strike drones, as well as drones of other types launched by the Russian occupiers, according to the Telegram channel of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
"As of 09:00, the shooting down of 42 Shahed type strike UAVs [drones of other types] in the east, north, south and center of the country was confirmed. Some 47 enemy simulator drones were lost in location [without negative consequences]," the message says.
In total, the invaders attacked Ukraine at night with two X-31P anti-radar missiles from the airspace over the Black Sea, as well as 96 UAVs, both strike and simulators. There are no reports of missiles being shot down.
The enemy air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare equipment and mobile fire groups of the Defense Forces of Ukraine.
As a result of the enemy attack, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk and Cherkasy regions suffered.