The air defense forces shot down 29 out of nearly 60 Russian drones overnight, with another 14 UAVs lost in terms of location.
This was reported by the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Over the past two years, Ukraine has faced approximately 7,900 "Shahed" attacks – detailsRussia has launched 7,900 drones over the last two years, while Ukrainian air defense forces have shot down around 6,600. Details can be found in the infographic.On the night of January 29, the Russian army attacked Ukraine with 57 strike UAVs of the Shahed type and various types of imitation drones from the directions of Kursk, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk (Russia), Chauda – Crimea, as well as with a ballistic missile "Iskander-M" from Crimea.
The attack was repelled by anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, mobile fire groups of the Air Forces, and the Defense Forces of Ukraine.
As of 09:30, the downing of 29 Shahed-type strike UAVs and other types of drones has been confirmed in Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Kirovohrad, Khmelnytskyi, Dnipropetrovsk, and Odesa regions.
Another 14 enemy imitation drones have been lost in terms of location.
As a result of the enemy attack, Nikolaev, Odesa, Kharkiv, Kyiv, and Sumy regions were affected.
We remind you that in Kyiv, debris from a Russian UAV fell near a metro station in the Darnytskyi district. Yesterday, the Russians also attacked Ukraine with drones.
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