Russian forces launch missiles and drones at Ukrainian territory in nighttime assault, Ukraine’s air defense downs 17 Shahed UAVs

On the night of August 14, the Russians launched a large-scale air attack on Ukraine's territory.

The commander of the Air Force of Ukraine's armed forces, Mykola Oleshchuk, reported on Telegram.

The following were launched from the airspace of the Russian Federation:

• two Kh-59/69 guided air missiles from the Belgorod region,
• also 23 Shahed UAVs from the districts of Chauda (Crimea), Yeisk, and Kursk (RF).

During an anti-aircraft battle, the Defense Forces of Ukraine successfully shot down 17 enemy drones using a combination of mobile fire groups, aviation support, anti-aircraft missile units, and electronic warfare equipment from the Air Force.

Russian drones were destroyed in the following regions:

• Mykolaiv,
• Cherkasy,
• Kirovohrad,
• Kyiv,
• Zaporozhzhia,
• Sumy,
• Kharkiv,
• Zhytomyr.

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On the evening of August 13, it was reported that enemy drones had been launched and were on the move. The Air Force confirmed that Russian drones had been detected moving from the northern regions to Sumy, Chernihiv, and Kyiv.

There was also awareness of the Shahed UAVs in the Zaporizhzhia region, headed towards the Dnipro.

The capital also declared an air raid alert, and air defense operated in the Kyiv region. Fortunately, there were no strikes on residential or essential infrastructure in Kyiv and the surrounding area.

Infrastructure objects were attacked and damaged in Chernihiv and Zhytomyr regions.

In the Mykolaiv region, two private houses were also damaged this night as a result of falling fragments of a downed Russian drone of the Shahed type.

On the night of August 13, the Russian occupying forces attacked the territory of Ukraine, using ballistic weapons and kamikaze drones: the air defense forces managed to destroy three dozen Shahed drones.

The occupiers struck the city of Bakhmach in the Chernihiv region, and the sounds of explosions were also heard in the Sumy region and the regional center itself.