All 89 "Shaheds" shot down: Air Force reports massive night attack
Date: 2024-07-31 Author: Кирило Загоруйко Categories: WAR
On the night of July 31, the enemy attacked Ukraine with a Kh-59 guided air missile and 89 Shahed-type strike UAVs. This was reported by Air Force Commander Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk.
"On the night of July 31, 2024, the enemy attacked with a Kh-59 guided air missile from the airspace of the occupied Kherson region and 89 Shahed-type strike UAVs from the Yeysk, Seshcha, Kursk, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk areas. The main direction of the attack was the Kyiv region," he notes.
A Kh-59 guided air missile, which the enemy used to attack the Mykolaiv region, was also shot down. Oleshchuk noted that this is one of the most massive attacks by the Shahed-131/136 strike UAVs.
"The enemy used the same number of Shaheds on New Year's Eve, January 1, 2024. Just like then, today the Ukrainian air defense stood firm and repelled a massive attack by enemy drones," he said.
According to him, out of 89 Shahed-131/136 strike UAVs detected by the Air Force radar units, all 89 were shot down.
Oleshchuk noted that mobile fire groups of all Ukrainian Defense Forces, tactical aviation of the Air Force and army aviation of the Ground Forces, anti-aircraft missile units and electronic warfare of the Air Force were involved in repelling the air attack.
