On New Year's Eve, the Russian occupiers launched 90 Shahed attack drones, which is a record number, into Ukraine. Air defence forces managed to destroy 87 of them. Most of the enemy drones were shot down by fighters of the South Air Command.
Drone attack on Ukraine: air defence destroyed almost all of them
Most of the Shaheds were shot down on the night of 1 January 2024 in the area of responsibility of the South Air Command.
Commander of the Air Force of Ukraine, Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk, wrote about this on Telegram. He provided an impressive video of the combat work of the Ukrainian military.
The video shows the combat work of anti-aircraft missile troops and mobile fire groups. Thank you, warriors!
What is known about Russia’s attack of the Russian Federation on January 1
On New Year's Eve, the Russian occupiers launched 90 Shahed attack drones into Ukraine. It is a record number.
Air defence forces managed to destroy 87 of them. One civilian was killed in Odesa as a result of the attack by Russia. In addition, the Lviv region came under enemy fire, with the museum of UPA commander Roman Shukhevych burned to the ground.
Attempts to shoot down enemy drones were made in Odesa, Kherson, Mykolaiv, Dnipro, Kirovohrad and Vinnytsia regions. The largest number of enemy targets, about 30, was destroyed in the Odesa region.
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On New Year's Eve, the Russian occupiers launched 90 Shahid attack drones into Ukraine, a record number.
