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Russia attacks Ukraine with 38 drones overnight, 3 drones end up in Romania

Russia attacks Ukraine with 38 drones overnight, 3 drones end up in Romania Photo: Ukrainian air defense forces shot down 25 Russian drones on the night of July 25 (illustrative photo by GettyImages)
Author: Liliana Oleniak

Russian troops attacked Ukraine with drones on the night of July 25. Ukrainian Air Defense Forces shot down 25 drones, according to Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk.

Russian attack on Ukraine

Last night Russia attacked Ukraine with 38 Shahed-131/136 drones, attacking Ukrainian infrastructure in several areas, in particular, the south of the Odesa region and central regions of Ukraine.

The Ukrainian air defense system was operating in Odesa, Kherson, Mykolaiv, Kyiv, Sumy, Zhytomyr, and Cherkasy regions.

Ukrainian air defense operations

Air Defense Forces, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Air Force repelled Russian air attacks. As a result of the anti-aircraft battle, 25 Russian drones were shot down.

The Ukrainian Air Force also noted that 3 more Russian Shaheds were lost after crossing the state border with Romania.

Russian Shahed attack

Last night, Russian troops again attacked Ukraine from the air, using, among other things, attack drones. An air alert was declared in many regions, including Kyiv.

In particular, air defense was operating in the Kyiv region and on the outskirts of the capital, as Ukrainian defenders repelled the Russian drone attack.

Eventually, Ukrainian air defense forces shot down all the drones on the outskirts of Kyiv.

Russian troops attacked the Izmail district again on the night of July 25. As a result of the Russian attack, a fire broke out and people were injured.