On November 26, Russia launched an unprecedented number of Shahed drones at Ukraine. Here’s how the air defense system responded effectively.

Russian troops launched a record 188 Shaheds at Ukraine during the night of Tuesday, November 26. 76 drones were shot down. An additional 95 drones were lost in specific locations, likely due to active electronic warfare countermeasures, while 5 UAVs headed towards Belarus.

This information was reported by the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It was noted that from 7:30 PM on November 25 and throughout the night of November 26, the occupiers attacked Ukraine:

• with four Iskander-M ballistic missiles from the Voronezh and Kursk regions;
• with 188 Shaheds, marking a record number (launch areas - Oryol, Bryansk, Kursk, Primorsk-Akhtarsk).
  
  

The defense against the attack involved aviation, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare systems, and mobile fire groups of the Air Forces and Defense Forces of Ukraine. As of 9:00 AM, air defense had shot down 76 enemy drones in Kyiv, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Poltava, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyi, Vinnytsia, Chernivtsi, Ternopil, Rivne, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipro, Odesa, and Mykolaiv regions.

"95 UAVs were lost in specific locations, likely due to the active countermeasures of the Defense Forces' electronic warfare, and 5 drones flew towards Belarus. Unfortunately, there were hits on critical infrastructure facilities, and as a result of the massive drone attack, private and multi-apartment buildings were damaged in several regions. Preliminary reports indicate no casualties or injuries. Information is being updated," the statement said.

More details on the aftermath of the night attack on November 26

During the night attack on November 26, Ternopil suffered the most. The occupiers damaged the electrical infrastructure that supplies the city. Energy workers are gradually restoring electricity supply. Water supply has also been restored to residents, and there is heating and gas available. However, trolleybuses will not be operating temporarily. Hospitals, schools, and kindergartens in Ternopil will continue to function as usual. Those facilities without centralized electricity supply will operate with generators. Additionally, heating points have been set up in Ternopil.

In Kyiv region, debris from shot-down enemy targets fell in four districts. They damaged 4 private houses, 2 residential apartment buildings, a utility building, two garages, and a vehicle. Also, in one of the settlements, an electric line was damaged.

In Cherkasy region, air defense destroyed eight Shaheds. As a result of a drone crash in Cherkasy district, dry vegetation caught fire in an open area. It was promptly extinguished. Furthermore, the shockwave slightly damaged a truck that had previously made an emergency stop on the roadside. There were no injuries.

Over Sumy region, 16 enemy Shaheds were shot down. In Khmelnytskyi, 6 enemy UAVs of the Shahed type were destroyed. Air defense forces in the skies over Mykolaiv region eliminated four strike drones.