Air defenсe forces downed 14 "Shaheds" during Russia's night attack
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Air defenсe forces downed 14 "Shaheds" during Russia's night attack

Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
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On the night of January 31, the Russian occupiers launched 20 Shahed drones and three ballistic missiles into Ukraine. Air defence forces destroyed 14 enemy drones.

The Air Force announced the number of downed targets

The Russians launched 20 UAVs of the "Shahed-136/131" type from the directions: Primorsko-Akhtarsk and Kursk (Russia) and Cape Chauda — temporarily occupied Crimea.

The enemy also attacked with three Iskander-M ballistic missiles from Crimea and the Voronezh region of Russia.

The Air Force, in cooperation with the air defense forces of the Defense Forces of Ukraine, destroyed 14 enemy UAVs, the message says.

It is noted that the drones were destroyed within Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovohrad and Kharkiv regions.

Consequences of the Russian attack on Ukraine

Air defence units shot down seven Shahed-131/136 kamikaze drones: 5 in Mykolaiv and 2 in Kirovohrad region.

The warehouses of an agricultural enterprise and a store building in the Bashtan district of the Mykolaiv region were damaged due to the hit. The fire is being extinguished.

The civilian guard of the trade pavilion was injured, he was hospitalised for intensive care, the report says.

On January 30, a series of explosions rang out in Kharkiv. The invaders attacked the city and the region with the help of at least six attack drones. A residential building was hit, and three people were injured.

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