Russia launches over 50 drones overnight; Ukraine downs 47, Air Force says
Russia launched 52 Shahed drones and decoy UAVs of various
types at Ukraine overnight before July 1, targeting the country from multiple
directions, including Bryansk, Millerovo, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia, according to Ukraine’s Air Force.
Ukrainian air defenses shot down 47 of them.
The Air Force reported that the attack was repelled by
aircraft, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups of Ukraine’s Defense
Forces. Air defense systems were active in the northern and eastern parts of
the country.
According to the military, 14 drones were destroyed with
kinetic weapons, while 33 were either lost from radar or jammed by electronic
warfare.
Strikes were confirmed in three locations, while debris from
downed drones fell in a fourth.
On the evening of June 30, Russian forces launched attack
drones toward Ukraine, triggering air raid alerts in several oblasts.
Overnight, Russia struck Zaporizhzhya and the surrounding district four times,
damaging a business, igniting a fire, and hitting private homes.
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