The Ukrainian Air Forces reported via Telegram that throughout the day on November 2, 2026 (from 06:30 to 19:00), the enemy attacked the country with 171 strike unmanned aerial vehicles. According to preliminary data, air defense forces shot down or suppressed 78 jet-powered Shahed-type drones out of the 103 deployed during this period. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing an official statement from the Air Forces.
Course of the Daytime Attack
As of the time of publication, the combat operations of the air defense were still ongoing: about 20 strike drones remained in the air, and defense forces were intercepting them. Thus, the final picture of the daytime attack wave at the time of the report was provisional. It is specifically noted that out of the total 171 devices deployed during the day, 103 were precisely jet-powered Shaheds — a higher-speed type of drone that places an increased burden on interception systems.
Night Attack on November 2
Earlier, on the night of November 2, according to the same publication, the enemy launched 193 strike drones at Ukraine. Air defense forces neutralized 154 targets, but according to preliminary information, impacts were recorded in 26 locations. This indicates that the nighttime attack wave was more massive in terms of the number of deployed devices than the daytime wave and was accompanied by real consequences on the ground.
Context: November 1 Attack
To assess the dynamics, it is also important to consider the previous day. On the night of November 1, Russian troops attacked Ukraine with hundreds of strike drones. According to the Air Forces, air defense shot down 371 enemy Shahed-type drones, of which 47 were jet-powered, as well as Gerbera and other types of drones. In total, over the course of two days (November 1–2), the enemy used more than 700 strike drones against Ukraine, indicating a continuation of intensive massive air attacks.
What This Means
The ratio of '78 shot down out of 103 jet-powered' in the daytime attack shows that a significant portion of the high-speed drones was intercepted, but not all. The growing share of jet-powered Shaheds in the overall attack flow is a steady trend of recent days: if on the night of November 1 there were 47 out of 371 shot down, then in the daytime attack on November 2 they made up 103 out of 171 deployed. This raises the demands on air defense, as jet-powered devices reduce the time available for detection and interception. The final official figures for the daytime attack on November 2 may be updated after the combat work of the air defense forces concludes.
