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Russia launched a new aerial attack on Ukraine at around 6 p.m. on September 9, using 149 strike drones, the Ukrainian Air Force reported.
The attack involved Shahed drones, around half of them jet-powered, as well as Gerbera drones and Parodiya decoys.
The drones were launched from areas near Millerovo, Kursk and Primorsko-Akhtarsk, as well as occupied parts of Donetsk region and the occupied Crimean settlement of Hvardiiske.
Ukrainian aviation, anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare and unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups took part in repelling the attack.
As of 8 a.m., Ukrainian air defenses had shot down or suppressed 128 drones.
Hits were recorded at 13 locations, while debris from intercepted drones fell at another nine sites.
The Ukrainian Air Force warned that the Russian air attack was still ongoing, with additional drones detected in Ukrainian airspace.
