In the early hours of May 28, 2023, the enemy attacked Ukraine with Iranian-made Shahed-136/131 attack drones from the Bryansk and Krasnodar regions, launching a record number of UAVs – 54.
The Ukrainian Air Force said this in a post on the Telegram messaging app, according to Ukrinform.
“The enemy directed another night attack at military facilities and critical infrastructure in the central regions of the country, particularly in the Kyiv region. Here, in the area of responsibility of the Air Command Center, most of the attack drones were destroyed,” the report reads.
Some 52 Shaheds were shot down as a result of successful combat work.
The forces and means of the Air Command South and Air Command West of the Ukrainian Air Force and air defenses of other elements of Ukraine’s defense forces were involved in repelling the attack.
Source: Ukraine's defense forces destroy 52 out of 54 Shahed drones during night raid
