On the night of January 7, Russia launched an attack on Ukrainian territory, launching 38 Shahed drones. Ukrainian air defenses destroyed 28 of them.
Points of attention
- On the night of January 7, Russia launched an attack on the territory of Ukraine, launching 38 Shahed drones.
- Ukrainian air defense successfully shot down 28 Shahed attack drones in various regions of the country.
- Ukraine's response to the attack was to use aviation, anti-aircraft missile forces, and other military units.
- During the Russian shelling in the Donetsk region, one person was killed and two others were seriously injured.
- Law enforcement officers have launched an investigation into the commission of war crimes as a result of the attack on civilians.
The Air Force revealed details of the Russian attack on Ukraine
According to the military, from 19:30 on January 6 to 09:00 on January 7, the enemy attacked Ukraine with Shahed attack drones and simulator drones of various models. The launches were carried out from the Millerovo, Kursk, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk directions.
The air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare (EW) units, and mobile fire groups of the Air Force and Defense Forces of Ukraine.
As of 09:00, 28 Shahed attack drones and other unmanned aerial vehicles have been shot down in the following areas:
Poltava,
Sumy,
Kharkiv,
Cherkasy,
Mykolaivska,
Kherson,
Kirovohrad.
No hits on objects were recorded.
As for the remaining 10 enemy drones, three of them returned towards Russia, another seven lost contact and their location is unknown.
A person died in Donetsk region as a result of Russian shelling
As reported by the spokeswoman for the Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor's Office, Anastasia Medvedeva, at 10 a.m., Russian troops shelled the city of Siversk with artillery, killing a 64-year-old man. His 61-year-old wife was wounded in the legs.
At 1:20 p.m. in Rivne, Pokrovsky District, the enemy attacked a civilian car with an FPV drone, in which another couple was located.
A woman and a man, aged 61 and 64, suffered mine and blast injuries and shrapnel wounds. They were taken to a medical facility.
Law enforcement officers have launched an investigation into the facts of war crimes (Parts 1 and 2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine), namely, violations of the laws and customs of war.
