Russia attacked Ukraine with drones: where and how many drones were successfully shot down 

On the night of Friday, January 5, Russian troops struck Ukraine with "Shahed-136/131" drones. 29 drone launches were recorded. Air defense forces destroyed 21 UAVs. 

This was reported by the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 

"The air defense shot down 21 out of 29 attacking UAVs within the territories of Mykolaiv, Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, and Khmelnytskyi regions," the statement reads. 

The Air Force emphasizes that some of the drones were directed along the frontline areas of Kherson and Mykolaiv regions.  

It is noted that the enemy attack took place in two waves from the Russian region of Primorsko-Akhtarsk and Cape Chauda in the occupied Crimea.  

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