Russia strikes Ukraine with 37 drones and 2 ballistic missiles overnight
Photo: Ukrainian Air Force reported on Russia's night attack (Getty Images)
Russian troops attacked Ukraine with Iskander-M ballistic missiles and kamikaze drones tonight, July 29. Most of the drones were destroyed by air defense forces, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.
"On the night of July 29, Russia attacked Ukraine with 2 Iskander-M ballistic missiles from the Rostov region of Russia, the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea, 37 Shahed-type drones and dummy drones," the Ukrainian Air Force says.
Russia launched drones from Orel, Kursk, and Hvardiiske, Crimea.
Russian air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare, and unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
"According to preliminary data, as of 9 a.m. Kyiv time, air defense forces shot down or suppressed 32 Russian Shahed-type drones and other types of drones in the north and east of Ukraine," the Ukrainian Air Force adds.
Five drones and two missiles were recorded hitting three locations, and debris fell on two locations.
Russian strikes on Ukraine on July 29
Tonight, July 29, Russia launched a missile strike on the city of Kamianske in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
The mayor of Kamianske, Bilousov, specified that the maternity and therapeutic departments of the 9th hospital were significantly damaged. He also added that almost all windows were shattered and doorways were torn out in Lyceums No. 31 and No. 11.
The Russian army attacked rescuers who were extinguishing a fire in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
At night, a correctional colony in the Zaporizhzhia region came under Russian strikes. As a result of the Russian attack, many people were killed and dozens were injured. The Russian attack destroyed the premises of the institution and damaged nearby private houses.
