Russia launches 132 drones at Ukraine overnight; six injured in Zaporizhzhia
Russia attacked Ukraine with 132 strike drones overnight from 18:00 on 14 November into 15 November. Ukrainian air defenses neutralized 106 drones by 08:00, while impacts were recorded at 20 locations. Six people, including a two-year-old child, were injured in Zaporizhzhia.
Key points
- Russia launched 132 attack drones from 18:00 on 14 November.
- 78 of the 132 drones were reportedly reactive Shahed-type UAVs.
- Ukrainian air defenses neutralized 106 drones by 08:00 on 15 November.
- Impacts were recorded at 20 locations.
- Six people, including a two-year-old child, were injured in Zaporizhzhia.
- Industrial and transport infrastructure was hit in Kirovohrad and Dnipro regions.
- Several drones remained airborne after the 08:00 report, and fighting was still ongoing.
Why it matters
The scale of the attack tested Ukraine's air defenses and resulted in damage across industrial, transport, energy, residential, and administrative infrastructure. The final interception and damage figures remained preliminary because several drones were still airborne and combat operations continued after 08:00.
What happened
Russia launched 132 attack drones at Ukraine from 18:00 on 14 November, using Shahed and Gerber drones as well as Paradolia decoys. The launch directions included Bryansk, Oryol, Kursk, Millerovo, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia, as well as occupied Donetsk and Hvardiiske in Crimea. Ukrainian aviation, air-defense missile troops, electronic-warfare and unmanned-system units, and mobile fire groups opposed the attack.
By 08:00 on 15 November, Ukrainian air defenses had destroyed or suppressed 106 of the 132 drones, including 61 reactive Shaheds. Impacts were recorded at 20 locations. The attack hit an industrial facility in Kirovohrad, a transport facility in Dnipro, energy infrastructure and private homes in Zhytomyr region, and infrastructure in Zaporizhzhia. In Zaporizhzhia, a multistory building and dozens of parked cars were damaged, and one building caught fire. Six people were injured, including a two-year-old child. Debris from a downed drone also damaged windows and the roof of an administrative building in Cherkasy district.
How Ukrainian sources describe it
Ukrainian reporting centered on the Ukrainian Air Force's interception figures, the number and composition of the attacking drones, their launch directions, and the continuation of combat activity at the time of publication. Reports detailed fires and infrastructure damage in the Kirovohrad, Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, and Zhytomyr regions, with particular attention to the six people injured in Zaporizhzhia, including a two-year-old child.
Where reporting differs
Reports differed over the number of reactive drones: one account said all 132 were reactive, while the others consistently reported 78. They also placed the guided aerial-bomb strikes on Zaporizhzhia either during the night of 14 November or in the evening of 14 November.
Background
The attack began at 18:00 on 14 November and continued overnight into 15 November. Reported aircraft included Shahed and Gerber strike drones and Paradolia decoys. Launches came from several areas in Russia and from occupied parts of Donetsk and Crimea, while Ukrainian forces used aviation, air-defense missile troops, electronic-warfare and unmanned-system units, and mobile fire groups to counter the attack.