Over the past 10 weeks, the share of Shaheds destroyed has fallen by 33%.
The effectiveness of Ukrainian air defense has recently decreased – over the past 10 weeks, the share of destroyed Shaheds has fallen by 33%, according to the UA War Infographics public page.
Thus, according to the presented summary, back in December the efficiency of air defense against drones was about 90% or more, but in January the figures began to decline and over the last two weeks amounted to about 60%.
Among the reasons for the decline in efficiency, analysts cite the following:
- when one UAV is shot down, others change course,
- Russians conducting additional reconnaissance of the location of Ukrainian air defense,
- the appearance of “Shaheds” with a jet engine, which fly faster (not 180-220 km/h, but 450-600 km/h),
- heat traps on missiles that fly along with the UAV,
- night camouflage (painting drones black or carbonate coating).
Drone attack in Ukraine – latest news
On the night of February 10, Russian troops attacked Ukrainian cities with a wave of Shahed drones. The Kharkov region (Veliky Burluk) and Kharkov suffered greatly.
Enemy suicide bombers hit a gas station – as a result of this hit, burning fuel spilled and 14 private residential buildings caught fire. As a result of this attack, the invaders killed seven Ukrainians, including three children: one baby, children 4 and 7 years old.
At night, Russia also attacked the Odessa region with Shahed drones: some of the debris hit the port infrastructure. The Ukrainian Armed Forces also emphasized that Russia launched drones at certain intervals.
The Defense Forces of southern Ukraine clarified that there were three waves of attacks: the first – 9 drones (it was repulsed 100%) and the next (12 UAVs).
