Russians attack with Kh-59, S-300 missiles and UAVs at night. Air defense destroy 5 Shaheds
Overnight into August 4, the russian invaders attacked Ukraine with two S-300 missiles, two Kh-59 missiles and five Shaheds. Air defense forces destroyed all kamikaze drones launched by the enemy.
This was announced by the commander of the Air Force, Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk.
So, on the night of August 4, 2024, the enemy struck the Kharkiv Region with two S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles and two Kh-59 guided air missiles from the airspace of the Kursk Oblast - on the Poltava Region and 5 Shahed strike UAVs, Primorsko-Akhtarsk launch area - russia.
It is indicated that 5 Shahed-131/136 UAVs were shot down by the forces and means of mobile fire groups of the Defense Forces of Ukraine and electronic warfare units of the Air Force.
The defenders of the sky destroyed Shaheds in 4 regions of Ukraine:
- in Kherson,
- in Dnipropetrovsk,
- in Kirovohrad,
- in Zaporizhzhia.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, on the night of August 4, russian occupation forces damaged the railway infrastructure of the Poltava Region as a result of shelling. No casualties. A number of trains follow with significant delays.