7 Shahed drones were shot down over Ukraine at night

Air defense work. Illustrative photo: Associated Press

At night, air defense forces shot down 7 attack UAVs over Ukraine.

This was announced by the commander of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Mykola Oleschuk in his Telegram channel.

«On the night of August 1, 2024, the enemy hit Iskander-M ballistic missiles from the Voronezh region (RF) and Crimea, as well as Shahed-type attack UAVs from the direction of Cape Chauda (Crimea), Kursk (RF),» it says in the message.

It is noted that the military shot down 7 attack UAVs within Kyiv, Poltava, Kherson and Dnipropetrovsk regions.

Illustration: Air Force of the AFU

We will remind you that on July 31, Russia launched a massive missile attack on Ukraine. More than 30 drones were destroyed in the capital and on the approaches to the city.