On the night of 30 August (from 19:00 on 29 August), the enemy launched a massive strike on Ukrainian territory using strike UAVs, airborne, ground-based and sea-based missiles. In total, during the strike, the Air Force’s radio-technical troops detected and tracked 582 air attack vehicles, according to the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine:
- 537 Shahed-type strike UAVs and various types of dummy drones;
- 8 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles;
- 37 airborne, ground-based and sea-based cruise/aircraft missiles: Kh-101, Kalibr, Iskander-K, Kh-59.
According to preliminary data, as of 09:00, air defence forces shot down/suppressed 548 air targets:
- 510 enemy Shahed-type UAVs and various types of drone simulators;
- 6 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles;
- 32 cruise/aircraft missiles X-101, Kalibr, Iskander-K, X-59.
Five missiles and 24 strike UAVs were recorded hitting seven locations, with debris falling at 21 locations,” the report said.
The attack continues, with several enemy UAVs still in the air, the military said.