Air Force shoots down, suppresses 451 of 526 targets, hits reported in 14 locations

The Ukrainian Defense Forces neutralized 451 targets out of 526 that attacked Ukraine on Wednesday night. Some three missile and 69 UAV strikes were recorded at 14 locations, and downed objects (fragments) fell at 14 locations, the press service of the Ukrainian Air Force has said.

"According to preliminary data, as of 09:00, air defense systems shot down/suppressed 451 air targets: 430 enemy Shahed UAVs and simulator drones of various types, 14 Kalibr cruise missiles and seven Kh-101 cruise missiles," the message on Telegram says.

On the night of September 3 (from 16:00 on September 2), the enemy launched a combined strike on the territory of Ukraine using strike UAVs, air- and sea-based missiles.

"In general, during the strike, the Air Force radio-technical troops detected and escorted 526 air attack vehicles: 502 Shahed attack UAVs and simulator drones of various types from the directions of Kursk, Bryansk, Millerovo, Orel, Shatalovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk - Russia, Chauda – temporarily occupied Crimea, 16 Kalibr cruise missiles from the Black Sea and eight Kh-101 cruise missiles from the airspace of the Saratov region and Krasnodar Territory," the Air Force said.

Some three missiles and 69 attack UAVs were recorded hitting 14 locations, and downed (fragments) fell at 14 locations.

The attack is currently ongoing, there are still several enemy UAVs in the airspace.