Ukraine intercepts 90 of 166 Russian drones, 72 lost in location

Russia launched Shahed attack drones and various types of decoy UAVs from Orel, Bryansk, Millerovo, Shatalovo, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk.

Ukraine's Air Force and Defense Forces repelled the attack using fighter jets, air defense missile units, electronic warfare systems, and mobile fire groups.

Air defenses were active in the Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Vinnytsia, Khmelnytskyi, Kirovohrad, Mykolaiv, and Odesa oblasts.

According to the Air Force, the attack impacted the Kyiv, Chernihiv, and Sumy oblasts.

On the evening of Feb. 26, Russia launched several groups of Shahed drones toward Ukraine, triggering air raid alerts in Kyiv and multiple oblasts.

Explosions were heard in the capital.

In Kyiv Oblast, a Russian drone strike caused a large fire at an industrial facility.