The Russian Federation attacked Ukraine with dozens of drones: how the air defense forces responded.

Photo of a drone explosion over the territory
Photo of a drone explosion over the territory

Russian terrorists attacked Ukraine with drones and UAVs

On February 2, Russian terrorists carried out an attack on Ukraine using 55 strike drones Shahed and various types of decoy drones. This was reported by the Air Force.

The attack was launched from the cities of Kursk, Oryol, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk.

As of 09:00, 40 strike Shahed drones and other types of drones have been confirmed shot down in the Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Kherson, and Odesa regions

Additionally, 13 enemy decoy drones were lost without negative consequences.

As a result of this attack, Kharkiv and Sumy regions were affected.

Due to the strike from a Russian attack drone, a two-story residential building was damaged in one of the villages of Sumy district.

Other residential buildings in the community were also damaged, including windows, facades, and coverings. Relevant services are currently working at the scene. Details and consequences of the attack are still being determined.

In Kharkiv, due to the drone strike, a large fire occurred in an industrial and storage building. Textile products and polyester raw materials were burning.


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