On the night of August 31 (starting from 9 PM on August 30), the enemy launched an attack using 142 strike drones of the Shahed type and various types of imitation drones from the directions of Kursk, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk – Russia, and Chauda – temporarily occupied Crimea.

This was reported by the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Telegram.

The attack was repelled by anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, drone systems, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces. According to preliminary data, as of 9 AM, air defense had shot down or suppressed 126 enemy drones of the Shahed type and imitation drones in the north, south, and east of the country. Strikes from 16 attack drones were recorded at 10 locations, with debris from shot down drones falling on 6 locations.