Russia attacks Ukraine with drones and Iskander missiles overnight: air defence downs 52 UAVs
The Russians attacked Ukraine with 80 drones, three Iskander-M/KN ballistic missiles and one Iskander-K cruise missile on the night of 1-2 June.
Source: Ukraine's Air Force
Details: Russia attacked with 80 Shahed UAVs and decoy drones of various types, three Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles and one Iskander-K cruise missile.
They targeted mainly Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Donetsk and Kherson oblasts.
Early reports indicate that as of 08:30, Ukrainian air defence systems had downed 52 aerial targets in the country's east, south and north: 15 Russian Shahed attack UAVs and other types of drones were destroyed with direct fire and 37 disappeared from radar or were suppressed by electronic warfare.
Aircraft, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare and unmanned systems units and mobile fire groups from Ukraine's defence forces were involved in repelling the attack.
Hits were recorded at 12 locations.
Total of 52 aerial targets were downed: 15 were destroyed with direct fire and 37 disappeared from radar or were suppressed by electronic warfare.
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