Air Defense Forces Shot Down 127 Russian Drones – Air Force

THE WAR IN UKRAINE 03.03.2026 / Author:
Air Defense Forces Shot Down 127 Russian Drones – Air Force

On the night of March 3, Russian occupiers attacked Ukraine with 136 attack UAVs. Air defense forces neutralized 127 Russian drones. According to the PromPolitInform portal, the Ukrainian Air Force reported this.

They reported that starting at 6:00 PM on March 2, Russian troops attacked Ukraine with 136 Shahed, Gerbera, and Italmas attack UAVs, as well as other types of drones, from the following directions: Kursk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk (Russia), and Gvardeyskoye (TOT Autonomous Republic of Crimea). About 80 of them were Shaheds.

The air attack was repelled by aircraft, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, unmanned systems, and mobile fire teams of the Ukrainian Defense Forces. According to preliminary data, as of 9:00 AM, air defense forces have shot down or suppressed 127 hostile Shahed, Gerber, Italmas, and other types of UAVs in the north, south, and east of the country.

The Air Force recorded five attack UAVs hit at three locations, as well as the crash of downed UAVs (wreckage) at three locations.