During the night, air defense forces shot down 20 enemy drones.

On the night of December 26, 2024, the enemy launched an attack with 31 strike UAVs of the "Shahed" type and drones of other types from the directions of Orel and Millerovo – Russia.

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

"As of 08:30, the downing of 20 strike UAVs of the 'Shahed' type and drones of other types in Kharkiv, Kyiv, Chernihiv, and Dnipropetrovsk regions has been confirmed," the statement reads.

It is noted that due to the active resistance of the Defense Forces, 11 enemy decoy drones were lost in their locations (without negative consequences).

Background. Previously, Mind reported that the Armed Forces of Ukraine killed and wounded 780,860 servicemen of the Russian Federation, with 1,540 casualties in the last day.