Russians launch Shahed UAVs from the south

Russian forces launched Shahed UAVs from the south on the evening of Saturday, 6 January.

Source: Ukrainian Air Force

Details: The Ukrainian Air Force reported at 20:00 that it had detected the launch of Shahed kamikaze UAVs from Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Russia.

The threat of attack by UAVs caused an air-raid warning to be issued in Kherson and Mykolaiv oblasts and later in Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts.

​​At 21:07, a warning that Russians were using assault UAVs was issued in Kirovohrad Oblast.

At 21:54, the warning of Russian UAV attacks was extended to Odesa Oblast.

At 22:10, it was revealed that the next group of Russian drones were moving from the Black Sea in the direction of Yuzhne and Ochakiv.

At 22:15, Shahed UAVs were moving in the direction of Kirovohrad Oblast.

At 22:46, drones were recorded flying through Dnipropetrovsk Oblast in the direction of Kirovohrad Oblast.

At 23:18, it was revealed that a UAV group was moving in Mykolaiv Oblast heading for Odesa Oblast; a threat of attack was announced also in Vinnytsia Oblast. 

At 23:23, the Air Force reported the movement of assault drones in the direction of Cherkasy Oblast.

Updated. 00:29 7 January: "Kyiv Oblast, movement of assault UAVs in your direction. In the event of an air-raid warning, head for cover."

00:32: The movement of assault UAVs through the territory of Vinnytsia Oblast heading west was reported. Threat announced in Khmelnytskyi Oblast.

00:36: Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, and Donetsk oblasts – the threat of Russians using ballistic weapons. 

00:47: Russian UAVs move from Kyiv Oblast in the direction of Vinnytsia Oblast.

01:24: Now Shahed drones are observed in Vinnytsia Oblast, flying in the direction of Zhytomyr Oblast. 

02:42: The all-clear was given on the risk of UAV strikes. 

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