Ukrainian Air Defence shoots down 7 more Shahed UAVs over Mykolaiv Oblast before New Year bells

Ukraine’s Air Defence Forces destroyed seven Russian Shahed-136 kamikaze drones over Mykolaiv Oblast late in the evening of 31 December.

Source: Operational Command Pivden (South); Vitalii Kim, Head of Mykolaiv Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram

Details: Operational Command Pivden notes that all drones were shot down between 22:00 and 23:30.

Meanwhile, Kim reported that the city of Mykolaiv was attacked with the use of six Iskander missiles on 31 December.

According to the authorities, Russian forces launched missiles on a residential area.

Background:

• Russian occupiers attacked Ukraine with Iranian-made Shahed-131/136 kamikaze drones on the night of 31 December 2022.
• All of the 32 Shahed UAVs launched have been shot down.

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