Nighttime attack on Ukraine: Air defence forces down 32/35 Shahed UAVs (Updated)
Preliminary reports indicate no casualties due to the attack
UPDATED at 08:38 a.m.:
According to clarified data from the Air Force Command, the occupiers launched 35 kamikaze drones, of which 32 were eliminated by the air defence forces. The launches were made from the north and south directions – Bryansk Oblast of the russian federation and the eastern coast of the Azov Sea.
The Command added that the enemy had also used Iskander-M ballistic missiles for strikes on Zaporizhzhia.
The air defence forces downed 28 of 30 kamikaze drones during the nighttime attack on Ukraine.
This is reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
According to the Kyiv City Military Administration (KCMA), the defenders destroyed about 20 aerial targets over the capital alone. There is no information about destruction or casualties.
At the same time, the head of the Lviv Oblast State Administration reported a hit on a critical infrastructure object in the regional centre. A fire broke out at the scene, but no people were injured.
In addition, during the attack, the aggressor launched 7 S-300 missiles at Zaporizhzhia and the outskirts of the city. The Head of the Oblast Military Administration, Yuriy Malashko, emphasised that communications, property and equipment of farming enterprises, as well as a popular leisure spot had been targeted. There were no casualties.
Background. Mind previously reported that a car exploded in Simferopol with occupiers inside. The so-called "assistant to the vice-premier of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast" Volodymyr Epifanov might have been in the vehicle.
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