On the night of August 7, the Russian occupiers attacked Ukraine with 30 attack UAVs of the "Shahed" type. Air defense forces destroyed all enemy drones.
Points of attention
- Air defense forces successfully shot down 30 Shahed attack drones that were launched by the Russian occupiers during the attack on Ukraine.
- The attack took place on the night of August 7, its details were disclosed by the Air Force, which detected and escorted drones from Russian regions to Ukrainian regions.
- As a result of the attack, all drones in Kyiv, Khmelnytskyi, Vinnytsia, Mykolaiv, Kherson, Kharkiv and Cherkasy regions were shot down, which caused fires and material damage.
- Air defense forces demonstrated the success of their work by shooting down 30 drones and preventing further destruction of Ukrainian territories.
The Air Force disclosed the details of the Russian attack on Ukraine on August 7
As the commander of the Air Force, Lieutenant General Mykola Oleschuk, reported, on the night of August 7, the Russian invaders attacked with attack UAVs of the "Shahed" type from the regions of Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Yeisk (Russia).
Radio engineering forces of the Air Force detected and escorted 30 attack drones.
All enemy drones were shot down in Kyiv, Khmelnytskyi, Vinnytsia, Mykolaiv, Kherson, Kharkiv and Cherkasy regions.
What is known about the consequences of the Russian attack on Ukraine on August 7
The Air Force noted that on Wednesday night, the Russians launched attack drones from the south. Around 3 a.m., the alarm was announced in the west of the country — in the Ternopil, Lviv, and Frankiv regions.
The movement of Russian drones was also recorded in the Kyiv region. The regional administration reported that air defense was operating in the region.
Air defense forces shot down 14 Russian Shaheds over the Mykolaiv region. It is known that dry grass burned due to falling debris. In addition, an enemy missile was shot down over the Sumy region.
4 Russian Shaheds were shot down over Khmelnytskyi. Debris from the downed drones damaged the storage tanks and the workshop premises of one of the production enterprises of the region.
