Air Defense Forces Neutralize 96 Drones Used By Russian To Attack Ukraine Overnight
"On the night of August 30-31 (from 18:00 on August 30), the enemy attacked Ukraine with one Kh-59 guided air-launched missile launced from the airspace over the Black Sea, as well as 121 Shahed-type attack drones (most of them jet-powered), Gerberas and Parodiya decoy drones launched from Kursk, Oryol, Millerovo and Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia, as well as occupied Donetsk and Hvardiiske in temporarily occupied Crimea," the statement said.
The air attack was repelled by Ukrainian aviation, anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare and unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
Read also: Putin aims to capture Donetsk and Luhansk regions by December 31, but goal is unrealistic - PalisaAccording to preliminary data, as of 08:00, air defense forces had shot down or suppressed 96 enemy Shahed, Gerbera and other types of drones in northern, southern, eastern and central Ukraine. The Kh-59 guided missile did not reach its target.
Hits by enemy weapons were recorded at 11 locations, while debris from downed drones fell at eight locations.
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