Air defense forces destroyed 40 of the 60 drones used by Russia to attack Ukraine since the evening of July 12.
According to Ukrinform, this was reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Telegram.
From 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 12, and throughout the day on July 13, the Russians attacked Ukraine with 60 Shahed-type strike UAVs and various types of dummy drones from the directions of Kursk and Millerovo in the Russian Federation (up to 40 of them were Shaheds).
During the day, the enemy attacked rear regions with strike drones (more than 20 Shaheds), and at night – frontline territories in Donetsk, Sumy, and Dnipropetrovsk regions.
The air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare units, unmanned systems, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
According to preliminary data, as of 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, July 13, air defense forces shot down 20 enemy Shahed-type drones (and other types of drones) in the north, east, west, and center of the country.
In addition, 20 drone simulators were lost/suppressed by electronic warfare.
Twenty drones were recorded hitting five locations.
As reported by Ukrinform, around midnight, Russian troops attacked Sloviansk in Donetsk Oblast with a Geranium-2 UAV, damaging a hospital and a kindergarten.
Photo: 105th Separate Territorial Defense Brigade of Kharkiv
Source: Air defense destroys 40 of 60 Russian drones used since evening
