Ukraine says downed 27 Russian drones overnight
Ukraine said Tuesday its air defence systems had downed 27 Shahed drones launched overnight in Russia's latest aerial barrage, AFP reports.
"A total of 30 attack UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) were launched... As a result of combat work, 27 Shaheds were shot down by air defence units," the Ukrainian air force said on social media.
In total, Russian forces sent 30 Shahed "kamikaze" drones toward Ukraine, as well as one Iskander-M ballistic missile.
The Iskander-M missile was launched from Russian-occupied Crimea in the direction of Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Damage and at least one casualty from a drone strike in the western city of Lviv has been reported by the local authorities.
While attacks on Ukraine's western oblasts are less common, a massive missile strike on Lviv Oblast on Aug. 15 injured 19 people.
