Russia attacked Ukraine with 166 Shahed drones: 90 destroyed, three regions affected

On the night of Thursday, February 27, the Russian army launched 166 Shahed-type strike drones over the territory of Ukraine. Air defence forces operated in 11 regions.

This was reported by the Air Forces.

During the night of February 27, from 20:00 on February 26, the enemy attacked with 166 Shahed-type strike drones and various types of decoy drones.

The drones were launched from the directions of:

• Orel;
• Bryansk;
• Millerovo;
• Shatalovo;
• Primorsko-Akhtarsk.

The air raid was countered by aviation, anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups of the Air Forces and the Defense Forces of Ukraine.

As of 09:00, the downing of 90 Shahed-type strike drones and other UAVs was confirmed in the Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Vinnytsia, Khmelnytskyi, Kirovohrad, Mykolaiv, and Odesa regions.

Additionally, 72 enemy decoy drones were lost locationally without negative consequences. As a result of the enemy attack, the Kyiv, Chernihiv, and Sumy regions were affected.