Ukraine downs two of four Russian Shahed drones in overnight attack, four injured in Kharkiv Oblast

1 February 2024, 02:41 PM

Ukraine’s Air Defense Forces took out two of four Shahed kamikaze drones launched by Russia overnight on Feb. 1, the Air Force reported on Telegram.

The invaders used four Shahed 136/131 type drones in its overnight attack, two of which were destroyed in Kharkiv Oblast.

An air raid alert was declared in several Ukrainian oblasts due to a new Russian attack on the evening of Jan. 31.

The Russians attacked Kharkiv and Kharkiv Oblast with Shaheds and guided aerial bombs. A civil infrastructure facility in the Kharkiv's Osnovyanskyi district was targeted.

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No casualties were reported.

Four people were injured when Russian guided aerial bombs struck at a hospital in the village of Velykyi Burluk in Kharkiv Oblast’s Kupiansk district. 38 people were evacuated, including five hospital workers.

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