Russian drone attack on Ukraine: Air defense forces' work reported
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On the night of August 5, Russian invaders attacked Ukraine using Shahed attack drones. The attack was launched from the areas of Primorsko-Akhtarsk and Kursk in Russia, according to the commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Mykola Oleshchuk.
Radio engineering troops of the Ukrainian Air Force promptly detected and escorted 24 Russian drones.
"As a result of the anti-aircraft battle, all the drones were successfully destroyed by mobile firing groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, anti-aircraft missile units, and electronic warfare equipment of the Ukrainian Air Force," Oleshchuk says.
The attack covered several regions of Ukraine, including Kyiv, Vinnytsia, Kirovohrad, Kharkiv, Sumy, Poltava and Dnipro regions.
Russian drone attack on Ukraine
Late at night on August 4, the Russian invaders launched drones for another air attack. As a result, Ukraine declared an air alert.
Around midnight, explosions were heard near Kharkiv. The movement of Russian drones was also spotted in the city area. In addition, explosions were also heard in the Kyiv region, and Ukrainian air defense was operating in the region.
