Ukrainian air defence shoots down 5 reconnaissance drones in south during day
Pravda Ukraine
During the day on 8 July, Ukrainian air defence destroyed five reconnaissance UAVs in the south.
Source: Air Force of Ukraine
Quote: “During the day of 8 July 2024, the air defence of southern Ukraine destroyed five reconnaissance drones: three ZALA, one Supercam and one Orlan-10.”
Background:
- On the morning of 8 July, Ukraine’s Air Force reported that Russia had scrambled Tu-95 bombers from the Olenia airfield.
- Later, the Ukrainian Air Force reported that the Russians had launched missiles and guided aerial bombs on Ukraine, causing an air-raid warning to be issued across the country. Explosions rocked Kyiv and a number of other cities.
- Following the missile strike on Kyiv, wreckage was seen falling in the capital’s Solomianskyi, Dniprovskyi, Darnytskyi, Desnianskyi, Shevchenkivskyi and Holosiivskyi districts.
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