Russian forces launched 151 drones at Ukraine overnight, with 70 shot down by Ukrainian air defense forces across 14 regions.
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More than 150 Russian drones targeted Ukraine overnight, with 70 shot down across 14 regions
Russian troops attacked Ukraine with 151 Shahed-type attack UAVs and various types of imitation drones on the night of February 9, 2025.
As of 09:00 on February 9, 70 Shahed attack UAVs and other types of drones were confirmed to have been shot down in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Kirovohrad, Vinnytsia, Zhytomyt, Rivne, Volyn, Mykolaiv, Kherson, and Odesa regions.
74 enemy imitator UAVs were lost in the area without negative consequences.
The enemy attack affected Kyiv, Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Zhytomyt and Volyn regions.
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