A "record" Russian drone strike marked New Year's Eve in Ukraine , causing death and destruction . Between yesterday evening and the early hours of today, Moscow's forces launched a total of 90 unmanned kamikaze aircraft against the country , 87 of which were shot down by Kiev's air defense forces. The Ukrainian Air Force announced this on Telegram, adding that the maxi attack was also accompanied by 8 missiles of various types. Among the targeted regions are Kharkiv, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia and Odessa.
«On New Year's Eve 2024, the enemy used a record number of 'Shahed' attack UAVs (drones, ed.). The attack was carried out in waves from four directions: Cape Chauda and Balaklava in Crimea, Kursk and Primorsko-Akhtarsk in the Russian Federation,” reads the message from the Ukrainian Air Force.
« A total of 90 enemy drones 'Shahed-136/131' were launched . The enemy also struck with four S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles in the Kharkiv region, three Kh-31P anti-radar missiles and one Kh-59 (missile) in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions,” the statement continues, underlining that in most an air alert was triggered in part of the country's regions.
According to initial information released overnight by local authorities, late yesterday one person died and several others were injured in a Russian drone attack on the southern Ukrainian city of Odessa . Furthermore, debris from a Russian drone shot down by anti-aircraft fire fell on a museum in Lviv during the night, causing a fire.
(Unioneonline/vl)
