Russia has begun using new, cheap drones to detect Ukraine's air defense systems. The drones are equipped with cameras and SIM cards of Ukrainian operators to transmit images to the Russian military.
At night, Russian troops attacked Kherson with attack drones. Part of the city was left without electricity, and there may be water outages. Rescuers extinguished fires caused by the attack.
At night, a massive attack by a Shahed UAV took place in the Zhytomyr region. The debris damaged civilian infrastructure and energy facilities, with no civilian casualties.
The Commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Mykola Oleshchuk announced the successful repulsion of an air attack on the night of July 26, 2024.
Russian troops fired 9 times at the border areas of Sumy region, 78 explosions were recorded. A local resident was wounded in the Myropilska community.
At night and in the morning of July 23, Russian troops fired 16 times at Sumy region, and 23 explosions were recorded. The enemy attacked with drones, mortars, and aircraft, hitting critical infrastructure.
On the night of July 23, 2024, air defense systems shot down 7 Shahed attack UAVs during an attack on Sumy region. The enemy also used an X-69 guided missile, which did not reach its target due to the counteraction of Ukrainian forces.
At night, Kyiv region was attacked by enemy drones. Air defense forces shot down all targets, but the falling debris caused minor damage to two private houses and a car.
At night, the enemy struck at the energy infrastructure of Chernihiv region, probably with Shahed drones. During the day, 8 explosions were recorded in the border areas of the region as a result of shelling from grenade launchers and artillery.
At night and in the morning, Russians fired 13 times at the border areas of Sumy region, 29 explosions were recorded. The enemy attacked an energy infrastructure facility using a Shahed UAV.
On the night of July 20, the Ukrainian Air Force shot down 13 enemy drones. Russia attacked 5 regions of Ukraine using ballistic and cruise missiles and drones.
Ukraine's air defense destroyed 2 Shahed attack drones, another 2 Shaheds were lost in the airspace of Belarus, and 8 reconnaissance drones were shot down in the south and east of Ukraine.
Russian troops attacked the border of Chernihiv region with drones and mortars, causing 28 explosions and damaging a private house.
In Mykolaiv region, the wreckage of a downed enemy UAV caused a dry grass fire, but it was extinguished without casualties.
Overnight, Ukrainian air defense forces shot down 13 attack drones in Kirovohrad, Kharkiv, Sumy, and Poltava regions.
This week, Russia fired more than 600 guided aerial bombs, more than 60 Shaheds, and nearly 40 missiles of various types at Ukraine, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who also said Ukraine has further strengthened its air shield with the help of Germany and the United States.
In the morning, one Iskander-K missile out of three launched by Russian troops, all of the four enemy X-59 missiles and all of the five Shahed drones, as well as one Orlan-10 drone were destroyed in the skies over Ukraine.
In June 2024, the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed nearly 300 enemy unmanned aerial vehicles and a Su-25 aircraft.
Ukrainian troops shoot down a Russian reconnaissance drone in Dnipropetrovs'k region.
Ukrainian air defense destroyed all 10 enemy Shahed-131/136 strike UAVs in Mykolaiv, Kherson, Dnipro, Kirovohrad, Cherkasy, and Vinnytsia regions during a night attack on June 29, 2024.
The Air Force shot down 5 of 6 missiles and 23 unmanned aerial vehicles during a massive Russian attack on Ukraine on the night of June 27.
Russian troops conducted kamikaze drone attacks in the southern regions of Ukraine, but Ukrainian air defense successfully shot down 20 drones each over Odesa, Kherson, Dnipro, and Mykolaiv regions without any losses.
Ukrainian air defense destroyed 17 Shahed drones and 2 Russian Orlan-10 reconnaissance drones in the south.
Ukrainian air defense successfully shot down all 13 russian Shahed drones during a night attack over several regions.
Russian troops attacked several settlements in Kherson region, damaging residential areas, infrastructure and killing 1 person and wounding 2 others, but Ukrainian air defense destroyed 2 Shahed drones.
At night, air defense forces shot down eight enemy "shaheds" in Mykolaiv region, and the fallen debris caused a fire in the open.
Yesterday, Russian troops shelled localities in Mykolaiv region with artillery, and a Shahed drone partially destroyed a building in Pervomaiske at night, causing a fire, but no casualties.
On the night of May 9, the Ukrainian Air Force shot down 17 of 20 Russian Shahed drones attacking the Odessa region from occupied Crimea.
Ukraine has tripled its production of military equipment, including ammunition, artillery shells, mortar shells, and air defense systems, to meet the needs of the Armed Forces.
In 2024, Ukraine caught up with Russia in terms of production of kamikaze drones like the Shahed-131 and Shahed-136, as well as other attack drones.