Large-scale air alert: the Russian Federation is attacking Ukraine with Shahed-136 drones
On the night of January 1-2, Russia again attacked Ukrainian cities with Shahed-type Iranian kamikaze drones.
Updated at 01:20. Over the Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions, air defense forces destroyed nine Shahed drones and a high-precision Kh-59 guided missile that was flying in the direction of the Dnipro. This was reported in the Eastern Air Command.
Updated at 00:45. The head of the Poltava Regional Military Administration, Dmytro Lunin, confirmed the work of the Air Defense Forces in the region.
Updated at 00:15. Air defense forces operate in Kyiv and the region. The information was confirmed by the head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration Oleksiy Kuleba.
Netizens report explosions on both the right and left banks of the capital.
Residents of Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia and Mykolaiv regions heard the explosions earlier. According to preliminary information, anti-aircraft fire was also activated there.
As of 23:40, an air alert has been announced in a number of regions of Ukraine.
Earlier, the head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration, Vitaly Kim, reported on the launch of enemy drones on the territory of Ukraine.
In the monitoring Telegram channels, it was written that Shahed-type UAVs flying in the northern and western directions were recorded in the southern regions.
The full-scale war in Ukraine has been going on for the 312th day.
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