Seventy-four enemy UAVs shot down, 68 drone imitators fail to reach their targets

On the night of Thursday, the Ukrainian military shot down 74 Shahed-type attack UAVs (drones of other types) in the east, north, south and center of the country, 68 enemy drone imitators were lost (without negative consequences), the Air Force reports.

"As of 8:30 a.m., the downing of 74 Shahed-type attack UAVs (and other types of drones) in the east, north, south and center of the country has been confirmed," the message says.

As noted, on the night of May 1 (from 19:30 on April 30), the enemy attacked with five Iskander-M ballistic missiles from Crimea, 170 strike UAVs and other types of drone imitators from the areas of Kursk, Millerovo, Orel, Primorsko-Akhtarsk of the Russian Federation, Chauda - Crimea.

At the same time, 68 enemy drone imitators were lost (without negative consequences).

The enemy air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare systems and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.

Odesa, Kharkiv, Sumy, Donetsk and Kyiv regions suffered as a result of the enemy attack.