Ukraine's air defenses take down 81 of 96 Russian drones in overnight barrage
Russia flung 96 strike drones at Ukraine starting at 18:00 on November 13, and Ukraine's air defenses shot down or suppressed 81 of them by 07:30 the next morning. Hits landed at eight locations, with debris falling at two more, per the Ukrainian Air Force.
- Original source: ukrinform.net.
- The source published it on Nov 14, 2026 at 6:38 AM.
- No second outlet has reported it yet. Treat it as a single-source claim.
Ukraine's air defenses neutralized 81 of the 96 drones Russia launched at the country since the evening of November 13, the Ukrainian Air Force said on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. The tally, preliminary as of 07:30 on Saturday, November 14, covers drones shot down or suppressed.
The barrage included Shahed strike drones, 61 of them jet-powered, plus Gerbera and Parodiya-type decoy drones. They came from Bryansk, Oryol and Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia, and from temporarily occupied Donetsk and Hvardiiske in temporarily occupied Crimea.
Ukrainian aircraft, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare and unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups of the Defense Forces all worked the attack, the Air Force said. Even so, hits were recorded at eight locations, and debris from downed targets fell at two others.
The Air Force's numbers leave the fate of the remaining drones unaccounted for in the report, which flags the count as preliminary. It gave no further detail on damage at the impact sites or on casualties.
TopicsUkrainian Air Force · Ukraine · Russia · Shahed · Bryansk · Donetsk · Crimea · Ukrinform
Source: ukrinform.net
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