On the night of 31 May (from 19.30 on 30 May), the enemy attacked with 114 air attack vehicles, the Air Force Command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reports.
In particular, the enemy attacked:
- 107 Shahed-type strike UAVs and various types of imitation drones from the directions of: Millerovo, Shatalovo, Kursk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk – Russian Federation, Chauda – TOT of Crimea;
- 2 jet strike UAVs (of unspecified type) from Belgorod region – Russian Federation;
- 2 S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles from Kursk region – Russian Federation;
- 3 X-59/69 guided missiles from the airspace of Belgorod region – Russian Federation.
The main areas of the air strike were Kharkiv, Sumy and Donetsk regions.
As of 08.30 a.m., air defence defences neutralised 69 enemy Shahed UAVs (other types of drones) and 3 X-59/69 guided missiles in the east, south, north and centre of the country. 42 were shot down by firepower, 30 were locally lost/suppressed by electronic warfare.
Enemy air strikes were recorded in 13 locations.