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Russia strikes Ukraine with 90 drones and 2 missiles overnight: Air defense's work reported

Russia strikes Ukraine with 90 drones and 2 missiles overnight: Air defense's work reported Photo: Ukrainian air defense forces shot down 56 of 90 drones during Russia's attack on Ukraine on the night of May 30 (Getty Images)
Author: Liliana Oleniak

On the night of May 30, Russia launched 90 drones and 2 Iskander missiles at Ukraine. Over half of the drones were shot down, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.

"On the night of May 30, Russia attacked Ukraine with 90 Shahed-type strike drones and various types of dummy drones," the report said.

Russian troops launched the drones at Ukraine from Millerovo, Orel, Shatalovo, Kursk, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk directions.

The Russians also launched 2 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles from the Voronezh region. The main targets of the air strike were the Kharkiv, Odesa, and Donetsk regions.

How many drones were shot down by Ukrainian air defense

The Russian air attack was repelled by the Ukrainian Defense Forces' aviation, anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare units, unmanned systems, and fire groups.

"As of 8 a.m. Kyiv time, Ukrainian air defense forces had destroyed 56 Russian Shahed-type UAVs (and other types of drones) in the east, south, and north of Ukraine," the military says.

In particular, 26 of them were shot down by firepower, and 30 were lost/suppressed by electronic warfare. Russian air strikes were recorded in 12 locations.

Russian strikes on Ukraine on the night of May 30

After 11 p.m. Kyiv time, Russia launched kamikaze drones against Ukraine. Later, the threat of drone strikes was compounded by the threat of ballistic strikes.

In particular, on the night of May 30, an explosion was heard in Kharkiv. Before this, the Ukrainian military warned of a high-speed target in the region, as well as drones.

Later, it turned out that Russian drones had fired heavily on an enterprise in one of the districts of Kharkiv. A fire broke out at the site of the strikes.

The village of Vasyliv Khutir in the Kharkiv region was also under Russian fire. There are casualties as a result of the Russian attack.