"100% result! 36 out of 36! Thank you for the combat work, the air command "West", "Center" and "South"! Great work! Perhaps this is the best gift!" Ukraine's Air Force commander Mykola Oleshchuk wrote.In total, 36 Shahed drones were launched from the northern and southern directions, Ukraine's Air Force said. Presumably, Russia aimed to attack critical infrastructure and military facilities in the western regions of the state. Units of anti-aircraft missile forces, fighter aircraft, mobile fire groups as well as the air defense of other components of the Defense Forces of Ukraine were involved in repelling the attack.
Kyiv repels largest Russian drone assault of 2024, no casualties reported
Ukrainian air defenses successfully intercepted more than 40 drones during a seven-hour assault on Kyiv, marking the largest such attack in 2024.
