Russia attacked Ukraine with strike drones at night, air defense worked in regions

On Saturday, January 4, the russian federation launched strike drones over the territory of Ukraine.

The Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this.

At 8:57 p.m., the military informed that new groups of enemy strike drones were entering the airspace of the Sumy Region. At 9:24 p.m., new enemy strike drones entered the airspace of the Kharkiv Region from the Luhansk Region with a westerly course. In addition, a few minutes later, the Air Forces warned about UAVs in the direction of Chernihiv from the east.

Also at night, the military warned about the threat of strike drones to Balakliia in the Kharkiv Region, Poltava Region and Sumy.

As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, on the night of January 3, the russian occupiers attacked the territory of Ukraine with 93 Shaheds. Air defense forces destroyed 60 drones, another 26 did not reach their targets.

Meanwhile, over the past four days, a missile and at least 25 Shaheds were recorded flying over the territory of Belarus, including 13 UAVs on New Year's Eve.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces successfully repelled a massive attack by russian drones on the night of January 1, Wednesday, destroying all 111 launched drones of various types.

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