Ukraine’s air defense intercepts 70 Russian drones in overnight attack
Russian forces launched 70 Shahed drones and other decoys at Ukraine, with air defense downing 33, Ukraine’s Air Force reported on Feb. 15.
Russian forces launched drones from Oryol, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, and occupied Crimea.
Air defense systems were active in the Mykolaiv, Kharkiv, Poltava, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhya, and Donetsk oblasts.
Ukraine’s Air Force reported that 37 Russian decoy drones went off course without causing harm.
Overnight, several Ukrainian oblasts declared air alerts due to UAV attacks, with explosions reported in Mykolaiv.
The State Emergency Service said radiation levels remain normal.
However, the State Agency for the Prevention and Control of Nuclear Power Plants reported damage to the sarcophagus and equipment.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the drone specifically targeted the sarcophagus and flew at an altitude of 85 meters, beyond the reach of air defense radars.
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