Russia launches 112 drones at Ukraine overnight: Hits recorded in 17 locations
Photo: The Russian Federation launched 112 drones at Ukraine (Getty Images)
During the night of September 4, Russia launched 112 unmanned aerial vehicles into the territory of Ukraine from six directions. Most of the drones were shot down; however, there were hits in 17 locations, according to the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).
As the military informed, this night, Russian troops launched 112 kamikaze drones and unmanned aerial vehicles-imitators.
The launch was carried out from the directions Kursk, Bryansk, Orel, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk (Russia), as well as from Hvardiiske in temporarily occupied Crimea.
How the attack was repelled
The air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, units of radio-electronic warfare, unmanned systems, and mobile fire groups of the Defense Forces.
As of 09:00 a.m. Kyiv time Ukrainian air defense had shot down or suppressed 84 enemy Shahed drones and unmanned aerial vehicles-imitators in the north, east, and south of the country.
Consequences of the attack
There were recorded hits of 28 kamikaze drones in 17 locations, as well as the fall of debris of downed UAVs in 5 settlements.
Drones attacked Ukraine from six directions: there were hits in 17 locations.
Attacks on Ukraine
Tonight, on September 4, Russians attacked Odesa and the suburbs with unmanned aerial vehicles. As a result of a hit a warehouse premises caught fire, a cargo vehicle was damaged.
More than 40 rescuers of the State Emergency Service, a unit of the National Guard and volunteers took part in extinguishing the fire. The fire was quickly localized, according to preliminary data, it passed without victims.
Yesterday evening, September 3, under enemy attack, Kharkiv was. In the city, a "blow" of a Molniya drone was recorded on the territory of an educational institution in the Saltivskyi district.
