At night, the Russian Federation attacked Ukraine 172 UAVs: air defense forces neutralized 147 targets – Air Force

RUSSIAS WAR AGAINST UKRAINE, THE WAR IN UKRAINE 02.04.2026 / Author:
At night, the Russian Federation attacked Ukraine 172 UAVs: air defense forces neutralized 147 targets – Air Force

Russian troops fired 172 UAVs of various types across Ukraine.

This was reported in the Air Force, informs the portal PromPolitInform.

Launches were recorded from the directions: Bryansk, Kursk, Orel, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk – RF, TOT Donetsk, Gvardeyskoye – TOT AR Crimea, about 120 of them – “Shaheds.”

How did the air defense work?

As of 08:00, air defense shot down/suppressed 147 enemy UAVs such as Shahed, Gerber, Italmas and other types of drones in the north, south and east of the country.

A hit of 22 shock UAVs at 12 locations was recorded, as well as a fall of downed (debris) at 8 locations.

The enemy attack continues, in the airspace of several enemy UAVs.

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Photo – from open sources