Ukrainian air defense forces successfully shot down over 40 Russian drones during a massive attack on Kyiv, with the air alert lasting more than seven hours.

In total, during these two waves, more than four dozen enemy UAVs were shot down in the airspace over Kyiv and on the approaches to the capital

In total, Russia launched 89 Shahed-type attack drones at Ukraine overnight, all of which were shot down by Ukrainian air defenses.

Over 40 Russian drones were shot down as they approached Kyiv in the early morning hours of Wednesday, July 31

During the second wave of a drone attack, enemy UAVs continued to attack Kyiv in waves from certain directions. But not a single drone reached its target

During these two waves, more than 40 enemy UAVs were shot down in the airspace of Kyiv and on the approaches to the capital

No casualties or destruction in Kyiv have been reported so far