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Zelenskyy's air-defence appeal follows Ukrainian drone-strike footage

The Sun's compilation moves from reported attacks on Russian logistics to Ukraine's own damaged infrastructure and need for protection.

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The Sun Story of November 8, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? One of the most watched videos since yesterday, with 44,958 views.

Ukrainian drones DECIMATE Russian troops as 11k are eliminated

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0:12Opening captions report Alpha's October casualty claim, followed by footage presented as strikes on Russian equipment and vehicles.
1:02The report attributes FPV strikes on infantry and vehicles in South Slobozhanske to Apex border guards.
2:30SIGNUM battalion footage shows Hornet drone attacks on Russian military logistics trucks along roads.
3:24The compilation shows the 105th detachment shooting down Russian Shahed drones with vehicle-mounted guns.
6:40Zelenskyy describes ballistic-missile damage to Ukrainian infrastructure and discusses diplomatic efforts to secure air defences.

Vehicle-mounted guns track airborne targets, and Ukrainian soldiers call out as drones fall. The Sun's new compilation shows the defensive side of drone warfare alongside footage presented as Ukrainian strikes on Russian troops, vehicles and artillery.

Published today, the upload has drawn roughly 45,000 views in its first three hours. Unlike the channel's separate report on a missile strike against an Oryol electronics plant, this video gathers footage from several units and locations before turning to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's account of attacks on Ukraine.

Its opening captions report that Ukraine's Alpha special operations team eliminated around 11,000 Russian troops in October. Alpha is a special operations unit of Ukraine's security service, the SBU. The casualty total is a claim carried by The Sun, not something the accompanying strike clips establish.

The compilation includes FPV attacks attributed to Apex border guards in the South Slobozhanske area, SIGNUM battalion strikes on logistics trucks and thermal footage supplied by the 30th Mechanised Brigade. Another sequence shows what the report identifies as Ukrainian forces shooting down Russian Shahed drones with vehicle-mounted guns.

Zelenskyy's address begins after those battlefield sequences. He describes continuing Russian ballistic-missile attacks on energy infrastructure and Kyiv's Northern Bridge, then discusses diplomatic coordination over air defences. The closing section shifts the focus from what Ukrainian drones can hit to what Ukraine needs to protect.

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