Russia launched 53 drones at Ukraine overnight, including 8 high-speed (jet) ones; 45 of them were neutralized, including all 8 jet drones, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Saturday, writes UNN.
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According to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on the night of August 2, the enemy attacked with 53 aerial assault means: 45 Shahed-type attack UAVs and various types of imitation drones from the directions of Millerovo, Kursk, Bryansk - Russia, Hvardiiske - temporarily occupied territory of Crimea, as well as 8 high-speed (jet) UAVs from Bryansk region, Russia.
The air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, EW and unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups of the Defense Forces of Ukraine.
According to preliminary data, as of 09:00, air defense shot down/suppressed 45 air targets: 8 jet drones and 37 enemy Shahed-type UAVs and various types of imitation drones in the north, south, east, and center of the country.
"Eight UAVs hit 5 locations, and downed (debris) fell in 2 locations," the report says.