The Ukrainian Defense Forces have shot down 56 Russian Shahed and other types of attack UAVs, and another 61 drones have been lost.
According to Ukrinform, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this in Telegram.
On the night of Saturday, February 1, the Russians launched a combined attack on Ukraine with missiles of various types of air, sea and land-based missiles, as well as Shahed-type attack UAVs and other types of imitators.
The radio engineering troops of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine detected and tracked 165 enemy air targets, including seven Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles from the temporarily occupied Crimea, Voronezh region, Russia); seven Iskander-K cruise missiles from the TOT of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Donetsk region. eight Kh-22/32 cruise missiles from Tu-22M3 aircraft; four Kalibr cruise missiles from carriers in the Black Sea; eight Kh-101/Kh-55cm cruise missiles from Tu-95MS strategic bombers; ten Kh-59/Kh-69 guided missiles from tactical aircraft from Voronezh region of the Russian Federation, Russia; two Kh-31P guided missiles from the Black Sea; 123 Shahed-type attack UAVs/simulators of various types from Kursk, Orel, Millerovo, Bryansk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Russia, and Cape Chauda, TOT of Crimea.
The air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups of the Air Force and the Defense Forces of Ukraine.
According to preliminary data, 56 Shahed-type attack UAVs/imitator drones of various types were shot down, another 61 UAVs did not reach their targets (lost in the area).
Some of the enemy cruise missiles were destroyed by air defense.
A significant number of missiles did not reach their targets due to the active counteraction of the Defense Forces. However, there were also hits, in particular by missiles that entered the target on a ballistic trajectory. We have not yet released detailed information about the enemy missiles.
As a result of the Russian strike, civilian objects and critical infrastructure were hit by missiles and attack UAVs.
The hit of an Kh-22 missile on a residential building in Poltava and the shelling of the historic center of Odesa with ballistic missiles is yet another evidence of the barbarism and terrorism of the Russian leadership.
Also on the night of February 1, the enemy attacked Ukrainian enterprises and Ukrainian energy infrastructure facilities in Zaporizhzhia, Odesa, Sumy, Kharkiv, Khmelnytsky, and Kyiv regions.
As reported by Ukrinform, several groups of Russian drones have been attacking Ukraine since the evening of January 31, and air alerts have been declared in a number of regions.
In Poltava, a Russian strike on a residential building killed seven people and injured 14 others.
Source: AFU down 56 Russian drones, 61 more out of action in area
