Ukrainian defenders down Russian missiles and UAVs during overnight attack
Nation8 August 2024, 11:11 AM
The Ukrainian military successfully destroyed two Kh-59 guided missiles and four Shahed attack UAVs used by Russia to attack Ukraine overnight on Aug. 8, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine commander, Mykola Oleshchuk, said on Telegram.
The Russians fired two Iskander-M ballistic missiles at Kharkiv Oblast from Russia’s Belgorod Oblast.
The aggressor also launched two Kh-59 missiles from the airspace over the Sea of Azov and four Shahed drones from the Russian city of Yeysk.
The air attack was repelled by mobile firing groups of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, anti-aircraft missile troops, and electronic warfare units of the Air Force.
The air defense systems successfully shot down the two Kh-59 guided missiles and all four drones in the Odesa, Kherson, and Kirovohrad oblasts.
An air raid alert was declared in several regions of Ukraine overnight due to the threat of ballistic weapons and enemy drones.