Ukraine's Air Defenses Shoot Down 124 Drones and 14 Bandrol Jet Munitions

Ukrainian air defenses shot down or suppressed 138 enemy targets in a wave of attacks, according to the Ukrainian Air Force, which posted the tally on Telegram. The haul included 124 drones — 73 of them jet-powered — and 14 S8000 Bandrol/Dan-T jet-powered loitering munitions.

Between 06:30 and 19:00, Russian forces launched 155 Shahed-type strike drones, 97 of which were jet-powered, along with Gerbera drones and other UAV types, the military said. Moscow also fired two Kh-59/69 guided air-launched missiles from the Black Sea and the Bandrol/Dan-T munitions.

The Air Force warned that several Russian drones were still in Ukrainian airspace and that air defense operations were continuing.

The strikes left a trail of damage and casualties. Russian forces hit critical infrastructure in Dnipro, killing and injuring people, while drones struck private homes in Zaporizhzhia and injured three. In Ladyzhyn, in the Vinnytsia region, drone attacks damaged civilian infrastructure and killed two people, and civilian infrastructure in Kropyvnytskyi was also targeted.