Ukrainian air force shot down numerous enemy Shahed attack drones overnight
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Ukrainian air force shot down numerous enemy Shahed attack drones overnight

Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
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Russian occupiers attacked Ukraine with drones and missiles on the night of January 4. Ukrainian air defence forces shot down two UAVs.

Air Force of Ukraine revealed results of their work

According to the military, on the night of January 4, the enemy attacked with two strike UAVs of the Shahed-136/131 type from the southeast. Both were destroyed in the Khmelnytsk region.

The occupiers also fired three anti-aircraft guided missiles at the Kharkiv and Donetsk regions.

What is known about shelling of Ukraine on January 4

In the Donetsk region, missiles hit the center of the town of Kurakhovo in the Donetsk region. A kindergarten, a school, high-rise buildings, prophylactic clinic and coffee shop were destroyed. No casualties have been reported.

According to preliminary information, there were no casualties among the civilians. We are establishing all the circumstances and consequences of the attack, said Vadym Filashkin, the head of the local regional military administration.

The enemy struck twice the Shevchenko district in Kharkiv with S-300 missiles. The blast wave damaged windows in a residential building. No casualties were reported.

In recent weeks, the Russian army has intensified its shelling of Kharkiv with missiles and kamikaze drones. On the evening of January 2, powerful explosions thundered in Kharkiv following another Russia's attack. Civilian infrastructure was damaged as a result of the strike.

Mayor of Kharkiv, Ihor Terekhov, also confirmed that Russia hit a residential building with S-300 missiles.

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