Russia attacks Ukraine with over 100 drones: 12 UAV hits recorded

7 July, 10:41 AM
Russian forces attacked Ukraine with drones (Photo: REUTERS / Roman Petushkov)

Russian forces attacked Ukraine with drones (Photo: REUTERS / Roman Petushkov)

Russian troops attacked Ukraine overnight into July 7 (from 6 p.m. on July 6), with 123 strike drones of the Shahed type (including jet-powered), Gerbera, Italmas, and Parodia-type imitator drones, according to the Air Force’s morning report.

The aggressor launched the drones from the directions of Kursk, Oryol, Bryansk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Shatalovo, Millerovo in Russia, Donetsk in the temporarily occupied territories, and Chauda in temporarily occupied Crimea.

According to preliminary data, as of 8:30 a.m., air defenses shot down or suppressed 108 enemy drones of the Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas types and drones of other types in the north, south, center, and east of the country.

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Hits by 12 strike drones were recorded at 10 locations, as well as falling downed targets (debris) at five locations.

On the evening of July 6, Russia began a new Shahed attack on Ukraine. In Kryvyi Rih, a UAV hit on a civilian infrastructure facility was recorded. A fire broke out in the premises of a Nova Poshta delivery company terminal.

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