During the night, Russia launched 103 drones at Ukraine, with air defense successfully intercepting 61 of them, according to the Air Force.

On the night of January 5, the Russian army launched an attack on Ukraine using 103 strike drones of the "Shahed" type and various types of imitation drones. 

This was reported by the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

"As of 09:00, the destruction of 61 strike drones of the 'Shahed' type and other types of drones has been confirmed in the Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Dnipropetrovsk, Zhytomyr, and Khmelnytskyi regions. No hits have been recorded," the statement reads. Additionally, 42 enemy imitation drones were lost in location (without negative consequences). 

Due to the fall of a damaged drone in the Kharkiv region, several private houses were damaged. Assistance is being provided to those affected.

The air assault was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, mobile fire groups of the Air Forces, and the Defense Forces of Ukraine.

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