Russia attacks Ukraine with 105 drones and two missiles, strikes recorded at 16 locations
Russia attacked Ukraine with two Kh-59/69 air-launched missiles and 105 drones on the night of 2-3 July. Ukrainian air defences have downed 83 aerial assets, but one missile and 21 drones have struck 16 locations.
Source: Ukraine's Air Force
Details: From 18:00 on 2 July, Russian forces have attacked Ukraine with two Kh-59/69 air-launched missiles launched from the temporarily occupied part of Zaporizhzhia Oblast as well as 105 Shahed (some jet-powered), Gerbera and Italmas attack drones and Parodiya decoy UAVs.
The drones were launched from the Russian cities of Kursk, Oryol, Bryansk, Millerovo and Primorsko-Akhtarsk as well as from the temporarily occupied city of Donetsk.
Aircraft, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare assets, unmanned systems units and mobile fire groups from Ukraine's defence forces have been involved in repelling the attack.
Quote: "As of 08:30, [Ukrainian] air defence forces had destroyed or jammed 83 aerial assets: one Kh-59/69 air-launched missile and 82 Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas and other types of drones in the country's north, south and east.
Hits by one Kh-59/69 air-launched missile and 21 UAVs have been recorded at 16 locations and the fall of downed aerial assets (debris) at five locations."
The attack is ongoing, as several enemy drones are still in Ukrainian airspace. Please observe safety measures."
Background:
- On the night of 2-3 July, a mother and her young daughter, along with two other women, were killed in a Russian drone attack on Sumy Oblast. One man was injured.
- On the same night, Russian forces also attacked the city of Lozova in Kharkiv Oblast with a drone, injuring six people, including three children. A 10-year-old girl was taken to hospital with burns covering around 40% of her body.
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