The air defense forces of Ukraine have successfully neutralized 44 Russian drones, with confirmed strikes on 28 of them.

This information was shared by the Ukrainian Air Force via Telegram.

On the night of Thursday to Friday, July 31, Russian forces launched a massive attack on Ukraine, deploying 72 Shahed-type drones and their imitators from the directions of Millerovo, Kursk, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk.

Air defense, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare units, drone systems, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces were involved in the defense.

As of 09:00 on Friday, August 1, air defense has downed 44 enemy drones attacking from the north, south, east, and center of Ukraine.

Strikes from 28 drones have been recorded at 9 different locations, particularly in frontline areas of Kharkiv, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk regions, and Kyiv region.