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Russians launched 99 drones at Ukraine, with most of them successfully intercepted.

On the night of January 22, Russian occupiers launched 99 drones at Ukraine from six different directions. The majority of the enemy drones were intercepted and destroyed by air defense forces.
Россия запустила 99 дронов по Украине, но большинство из них удалось перехватить.

Russian occupiers launched 99 drones at Ukraine from six different directions on the night of January 22. Most of the enemy drones were destroyed by air defense forces.

This information comes from RBK-Ukraine via the Ukrainian Armed Forces Air Force on Telegram.

During the night, the occupiers deployed drones targeting Ukraine from six locations: Chauda (Crimea), Millerovo, Bryansk, Kursk, Orel, and Primorsk-Akhtarsk (Russia).

As of 10:00 AM, the Ukrainian Air Force confirmed the downing of 65 drones. Air defense operations were conducted in the Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Kyiv, Khmelnytskyi, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, and Odesa regions.

An additional 30 enemy decoy drones were lost locally (without negative consequences).

The Ukrainian Air Force noted that the nighttime enemy attack resulted in damage to institutions, industrial facilities, utility buildings, and private and apartment houses in the Mykolaiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kyiv, Cherkasy, Sumy, and Khmelnytskyi regions.

What else is known about the consequences of the attack

It is worth noting that on the evening of January 21, the Russians struck a residential area in the city of Sumy with a drone. As a result of the attack, homes were damaged, and a fire broke out.

Additionally, the occupiers attacked Mykolaiv with a drone on the evening of January 21. This assault partially destroyed one floor of an apartment building and damaged other homes and structures.

As reported, in the Kyiv region, the falling debris from the downed drones damaged power lines and houses.