Kyiv was subjected to a massive air attack involving more than 40 attack drones launched in two waves.
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more than 40 enemy attack drones were launched in two waves
This was one of the largest Shahed drone attacks, comparable to the New Year's Eve attack on January 1, 2024. All 89 Shahed-131/136 UAVs detected by radar units were shot down!
Last night Russian invaders carried out one of the most massive strike drone attacks against Ukraine during the entire war! And the main target of the aggressor was Kyiv.
This was already the seventh enemy drone attack on Kyiv in July!
The attack was the most massive for Kyiv in 2024 in terms of the number of UAVs used
The air raid alert lasted more than seven hours.
Enemy drones entered Kyiv in waves and from almost all possible directions.
Air defenders shot down more than 30 drones in the airspace of Kyiv and on approaches to the city!
According to preliminary reports, there are no casualties or damage in Kyiv.
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