Overnight on 23 October (starting at 18:00 on 22 October), Russian forces launched an attack using 176 Shahed-type attack UAVs (92 of them jet-powered), Gerbera drones and Parodiya decoy drones from the following directions: Bryansk, Shatalovo, Oryol, Kursk and Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia, as well as occupied Donetsk and Hvardiiske in temporarily occupied Crimea.
The aerial attack was repelled by aircraft, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare and 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 140 Russian UAVs, including Shahed-type drones (68 of them jet-powered), Gerbera drones and other types of UAVs. Another 10 attack drones remained airborne, and air defence operations were ongoing.
Direct hits by Russian aerial weapons were recorded at 19 locations, while debris from downed drones fell at 13 locations.
