96 of 121 Russian drones neutralized; missile did not reach its target
Kyiv • UNN
Russia launched an Kh-59 missile and 121 drones at Ukraine overnight. Air defense shot down or suppressed 96 unmanned aerial vehicles; the missile did not reach its target.
Russia launched a missile and 121 drones at Ukraine overnight, of which 96 were shot down or suppressed; the missile did not reach its target, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Monday, UNN writes.
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According to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, during the night of August 31 (from 18:00 on August 30), the enemy attacked with one Kh-59 guided air-launched missile from the airspace over the Black Sea, as well as 121 Shahed-type attack UAVs (most of them jet-powered), Gerbera drones, and Parody-type decoy drones from the following directions: Kursk, Oryol, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk – Russia, the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk, and Hvardiiske – the temporarily occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.
The air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare and unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups of Ukraine’s Defense Forces.
According to preliminary data, as of 08:00, air defenses had shot down/suppressed 96 enemy Shahed-type UAVs, Gerbera drones, and drones of other types in the north, south, east, and center of the country; the Kh-59 guided air-launched missile did not reach its target. Hits by enemy air-attack weapons were recorded at 11 locations, as well as the سقوط of downed targets (debris) at 8 locations
The attack is ongoing; about ten enemy UAVs are in the airspace.