Russia has launched over 200 drones at Ukraine: Air defense shot down most, but some got through

2026-11-06T09:50:15.000Z

Last night, Russia launched over 200 drones of various types at Ukraine.

The drones included Shahed, 86 of which were jet-powered, as well as "Gerbera" and decoy drones of the "Parody" type. The drones flew in from the directions of Orel, Kursk, Millerovo, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia. They were also launched from occupied Donetsk, as well as from Gvardeyskoye and Chauda in occupied Crimea.

The attack was repelled by aviation, air defense missile troops, electronic warfare units, and unmanned systems, as well as mobile fire groups of the Defense Forces.