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.
In Mykolaiv region, the man was adjusting the aggressor's attacks on the region using phosphorus munitions, Grad multiple rocket launchers and Shahed kamikaze drones.
On the night of May 8, 2024, Russian troops launched a combined attack on Ukraine using 76 air targets - 55 missiles and 21 attack drones, of which 59 were successfully intercepted by Ukrainian air defense systems.
A Russian Orlan-10 reconnaissance drone was destroyed in Mykolaiv region on the morning of May 2, and the day before, on May 1, Ukrainian air defense forces shot down a guided missile, two Shahed attack drones, and another Orlan-10 drone in the southern districts of Mykolaiv and Odesa regions.
Iran has unveiled a new attack drone similar to the Russian Lancet used in the war in Ukraine.
In the Mykolaiv region, Russian strikes damaged infrastructure, hotels, cars, and caused a fire, but no casualties were reported.
Ukraine's air defense system shot down all 4 Shahid drones and 5 unidentified drones launched by Russian forces during the night attack.
Russia is working to equip Iran's Shahed kamikaze drones with Chinese communication modules to turn them into barrage munitions capable of hitting moving objects, transmitting video and receiving control commands, potentially increasing their lethality and destructive capabilities.
One man was injured in an enemy drone attack in Ochakiv and is receiving medical treatment.
Over the past 24 hours, artillery shelling in Mykolaiv region has damaged educational institutions, residential buildings, structures, cars and commercial infrastructure, but fortunately there were no casualties or injuries.
On the night of April 19, 2024, Russian troops launched a combined attack using 36 missiles and drones, but Ukrainian air defense systems successfully destroyed 29 of them, including for the first time a Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber with X-22 cruise missiles.
At night, Ukrainian air defense forces destroyed two enemy Shahed-136/131 drones in Poltava region.
Air Defense Forces destroyed 9 Shahed-131/136 attack drones launched from Crimea on the night of April 16 over different regions of Ukraine.
Ukrainian air defense destroyed all 10 kamikaze drones launched by Russia on the night of April 14.
In Kryvyi Rih, a fire broke out at a power plant due to the wreckage of a downed drone, causing a partial blackout until 3 am. At the moment, there are only isolated outages at some facilities.
Ukrainian air defense forces shot down one Shahed drone in Mykolaiv region on the night of April 12.
Air defense forces shot down 12 enemy drones in Mykolaiv region overnight. An attack by the Russian army set fire to a recreational facility in Ochakiv, and an energy infrastructure facility was damaged in Mykolaiv district, but there were no casualties.
Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion, the Ukrainian military has shot down more than 9,000 Russian drones, including Iranian Shaheed-136 drones assembled in Russia from components from the United States, Canada, and Japan.
In the morning, Russian troops shelled Ochakiv, Mykolaiv region, with artillery, damaging a residential building and a car, but causing no casualties.
In Kherson region, Russian troops shelled residential areas, damaging 4 private houses and garages, wounding 2 people, and Ukrainian air defense forces destroyed 2 Shahed drones during a night raid.
Ukrainian air defense forces successfully shot down all 20 Russian attack drones launched during the night attack on April 9.