On the night of January 29, Russia launched 57 drones and a ballistic missile "Iskander-M" against Ukraine. The air defense (PPO) managed to destroy 29 of the drones.
This information was reported on the Telegram channel of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).
During the attack, the terrorists launched:
- 57 strike unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of the Shahed type and decoy drones from the directions of the Russian cities Kursk, Millerovo, Primorsk-Akhtarsk, and the temporarily occupied Crimea;
- a ballistic missile "Iskander-M" from Crimea.
To repel the attack, the following were involved:
- anti-aircraft missile troops;
- electronic warfare (EW) units;
- mobile fire groups of the Air Forces and Defense Forces of Ukraine.
As of 09:30, it has been confirmed that:
- 29 drones were shot down in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Sumy, Poltava, and several other regions;
- 14 decoy drones were lost without negative consequences.
"As a result of the enemy attack, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Kharkiv, Kyiv, and Sumy regions were affected," the Air Forces added.