Ukrainian air defense downs 52 out of 54 Russian UAVs in largest night drone attack
Photo: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
On the night of 28 May, Russia launched the most massive Iranian drone attack on Ukraine.
Russian forces fired 54 drones, and Ukraine's air defense forces destroyed 52, the Air Force reports.
On the night of 28 May 2023, the enemy attacked Ukraine with Iranian attack drones Shahed-136/131 from the northern Bryansk region and the southern Krasnodar.
The Russian night attack targeted military facilities and critical infrastructure of the state in the central regions of the country, in particular the Kyiv region. Most of the drones were destroyed.
As a result of successful combat work, 52 Shaheds were destroyed.
On the night of May 28, the occupying forces inflicted a massive attack on Kyiv: as a result, two fires broke out from the debris of downed drones. There was destruction reported and one dead.
The air alert lasted over 5 hours. The anti-aircraft defense was working hard, and the residents of Kyiv were kept awake by constant explosions for several hours.
Authorities reported more than 40 enemy drones were destroyed.
The last massive drone attack happened on May 25, when Russians launched over 36 Shahed drones. Ukraine's air defense shot down all of them.
