The Ukrainian military shot down 28 Russian drones but lost track of another 46 during a nighttime attack by Russian forces, the Air Force reported on Dec. 8. The drones targeted multiple oblasts, including Kyiv, Kharkiv, Sumy, Poltava, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts.

From 8:30 p.m. on Dec. 7 to 8:30 a.m. on Dec. 8, Ukrainian anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare systems, and mobile fire groups neutralized 28 enemy drones. The air defense systems operated in Kyiv,