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title: "Russia Attacks Ukraine with Over 100 Drones Overnight: Air Defense Response"
description: "On the night of October 2, Russia attacked Ukraine with 108 drones, air defense shot down 88 targets. Impacts were recorded in 11 locations; a high-rise building was damaged in Kyiv, leaving one dead."
date: 2026-10-02T05:28:00.000Z
lang: en
url: https://xab.info/en/posts/russia-attacks-ukraine-100-drones-overnight
tags: [russia-ukraine-war, air-defense, uav, shahed, kyiv-attack]
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---

# Russia Attacks Ukraine with Over 100 Drones Overnight: Air Defense Response

![Aftermath of the nighttime drone attack on Ukraine on October 2](https://xab.info/media/2026/10/02/rossiya-nochyu-atakovala-ukrainu-100-dronami/rossiya-nochyu-atakovala-ukrainu-100-dronami-1.webp)

## 🎯 Key Points

- Russia used 108 drones of various types, including jet drones, for the nighttime attack.
- Ukrainian air defense forces shot down and jammed 88 enemy UAVs.
- A strike on Kyiv's Darnytskyi district killed one person and damaged a high-rise building.
- Hits were recorded at 11 locations, and the South Bridge in the capital was targeted again.

On the night of October 2, Russian forces launched a large-scale aerial attack across Ukraine, deploying strike drones of various modifications along four main directions. Ukraine's air defense forces once again faced an intense workload, repelling an unprecedentedly large-scale raid that affected several regions of the country, including the capital.

### Scale and Directions of the Nighttime Strike

According to official data from the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the enemy used 108 strike drones during the nighttime raid. Among the weapons deployed were 47 jet-powered Shahed drones, as well as Gerbera UAVs and Parodiya decoy drones. The launches of the aerial attack assets were carried out from the territory of the Russian Federation from the areas of Bryansk and Primorsko-Akhtarsk, as well as from the temporarily occupied territories of the Donetsk region and the Crimean peninsula (Gvardeyskoe airfield).

### Air Defense Combat Performance and Impact of Strikes

As of 08:00 AM, Ukrainian air defense forces successfully shot down or jammed 88 enemy drones of various types using electronic warfare equipment. However, hits could not be entirely avoided. Direct impacts of enemy aerial attack weapons were recorded at 11 locations, while falling debris caused destruction in 5 other spots.

### Situation in Kyiv and Regional Damage

The most severe consequences of the attack were recorded in Kyiv. In the Darnytskyi district of the capital, a 25-சரி apartment building was damaged as a result of the enemy strike, resulting in casualties: one person was killed and two others sustained injuries of varying severity. In addition, the South Bridge in Kyiv was targeted again, having been attacked the previous day as well. In the Holosiivskyi district, debris fell on an open area, damaging the windows of a non-residential building and several cars; no fires or injuries were reported.

### Contradictory Data

It is worth noting that in the information space and various reports from specialized publications, data on the scale of the nighttime attack's repulsion may vary. For instance, some sources citing alternative operational summaries reported up to 141 aerial targets hit during the same period, which is attributed to the continuous nature of the air raid alert, ongoing activity of small drone groups in airspace, and specific calculation methods for overlapping attack waves recorded near borders and border regions.

## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification

- [Россия ночью атаковала Украину более 100 дронами, есть прилеты: как отработала ПВО](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/rosiya-vnochi-atakuvala-ukrayinu-ponad-100-1790918421.html) - Официальные данные Воздушных сил ВСУ по количеству запущенных и сбитых дронов.
- [Министр обороны Польши об ударе российского дрона по Украине в 2 км от границы: польская ПВО и ...](https://ru.interfax.com.ua/news/general/1211248.html) - Контекст приграничной безопасности.
- [Старт зимней кампании РФ: сможет ли враг выбить Киев и другие города из энергосистемы](https://fakty.com.ua/ru/ukraine/20261001-start-zymovoyi-kampaniyi-rf-chy-zmozhe-vorog-vybyty-kyyiv-ta-inshi-mista-z-energosystemy/) - Экспертный анализ целей осенне-зимней кампании.
- [Ночная атака России: ПВО сбила 141 цель](https://korrespondent.net/ukraine/4913049-nochnaia-ataka-rossyy-pvo-sbyla-141-tsel) - Альтернативные данные по общему количеству пораженных целей, учтенные в блоке противоречивых данных.

## ❓ FAQ

### Q: How many drones did Russia launch on the night of October 2?
**A:** According to the Ukrainian Air Force, 108 strike drones were recorded.

### Q: How did Ukraine's air defense perform during the attack?
**A:** Air defense forces shot down and jammed 88 enemy drones.

### Q: Where were destruction and casualties reported?
**A:** In Kyiv's Darnytskyi district, a 25-story building was damaged, killing one person and injuring two. Hits were also recorded at 11 locations.