The massive barrage included Shahed, Gerbera, and Italmas-type drones, among others. According to military reports, the Russian military launched the UAVs from Kursk, Bryansk, Orel, Millerovo, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia, as well as from occupied Donetsk.
Ukrainian aviation, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare (EW) teams, and mobile fire groups were deployed to repel the assault. Air defense forces successfully shot down or suppressed 124 drones across the northern, southern, and eastern regions of the country.
However, the Air Force confirmed that 19 drones successfully struck targets at 11 separate locations, while debris from intercepted drones fell at six additional sites.
In the city of Dnipro, the attack triggered a major fire at an infrastructure facility.
The overnight operation also involved the use of guided aerial bombs in several regions, prompting nationwide air raid alerts.