On the night of 2 November (starting at 18:00 on 1 November), Russian forces launched an attack using 193 UAVs, including Shahed attack drones (75 of them jet-powered), Gerbera drones and Parodiya decoy drones.
The drones were launched from Oryol, Kursk and Bryansk in Russia, as well as Russian-controlled Donetsk and Hvardiiske in Russian-controlled Crimea.
The aerial attack was repelled by aircraft, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare units, unmanned systems units and mobile fire groups of Ukraine's Defence Forces.
According to preliminary data, as of 08:00, Ukrainian air defences had shot down or suppressed 154 Russian UAVs, including Shahed drones (58 of them jet-powered), Gerbera drones and other types of unmanned aircraft.
More than six attack drones remained airborne, and air defence operations were ongoing.
Direct hits by Russian aerial weapons were recorded at 26 locations, while debris from downed drones fell at nine locations.
