{"id":26770,"date":"2026-08-08T09:08:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T06:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=26770"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:09:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T06:09:03","slug":"ppo-zneshkodyla-135-droniv-ataka-rf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/viyna\/ppo-zneshkodyla-135-droniv-ataka-rf\/","title":{"rendered":"Air defence forces shot down 135 drones during a night-time attack by Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"news-lead\">On the night of 8 August, Russia attacked Ukraine with missiles and drones. According to preliminary data as of 09:00, the Defence Forces shot down or neutralised 135 enemy UAVs in the north, south and east of the country. Missile and drone strikes were recorded.<\/p>\n<div class=\"news-summary-box\">\n<p><strong>Briefly about the main points<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Russia deployed six Iskander-M ballistic missiles, S-400 anti-aircraft guided missiles and 151 attack and simulation drones.<\/li>\n<li>Ukrainian air defence forces have neutralised 135 drones.<\/li>\n<li>Missiles and 13 attack drones struck 12 locations.<\/li>\n<li>Debris from the downed targets fell at a further seven locations.<\/li>\n<li>Russian drones remained in the airspace.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Missiles and drones were launched from Russia and the occupied territories<\/h2>\n<p>The air strike began at 18:00 on 7 August. Russian forces deployed six Iskander-M ballistic missiles and S-400 anti-aircraft guided missiles, as well as 151 Shahed attack drones, including jet-powered ones, \u00ab<a href=\"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/analitika\/geran-1-2-3-5-analiz-droniv-rf-ukraina\/\">Gerbera<\/a>\u00bb, \u00abItalmas\u00bb, \u00abParody\u00bb decoy drones and other UAVs.<\/p>\n<p>The launches were carried out from the Bryansk, Kursk, Oryol and Rostov regions of Russia, as well as from the temporarily occupied cities of Donetsk and Gvardeysk in Crimea.<\/p>\n<h2>Air force, air defence and electronic warfare units were deployed to repel the attack<\/h2>\n<p>The air attack was repelled by the air force, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare and unmanned systems units, as well as mobile fire groups from the Defence Forces.<\/p>\n<p>The term \u00abdestroyed\/suppressed\u00bb means that some of the targets were hit by firepower, whilst others were neutralised by electronic warfare measures. The air defence result is given as preliminary.<\/p>\n<h2>Impacts and debris falls were recorded at 19 locations<\/h2>\n<p>Missiles and 13 attack UAVs struck 12 locations. Debris from the downed targets was also recorded at a further seven locations.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We are defenceless: not a single ballistic missile was shot down last night, \u2014 Air Force.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Several missiles failed to hit their targets; details are being clarified. During the attack, members of the public were urged to follow safety guidelines.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the night-time attack, Russia deployed missiles and 151 drones. 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