Russia launched a evidence attack on Ukraine, firing 728 drones and 13 rockets. The main mark of the strikes was Lutsk in the Volyn region, located only 90 kilometres from the Polish border. Ukrainian anti-aircraft defence destroyed most of the over 300 Shahed drones. Fighters were picked up in Poland and air defence systems were put in advanced readiness.
Colonel Yuri Ihnat of the Ukrainian Air Force confirmed the effectiveness of anti-aircraft defence during the mass attack. «In total, they flew (Shahads) a small over 3 hundred, and a large part of them was destroyed by anti-aircraft defences» - he noted on TV. According to the colonel this time, the air defence did a good job.
Ihnat added that there were any effects of Kindrazi's ballistic rocket strikes, although not all of them achieved their goals. He besides stressed that interceptor drones worked very well and that night shot down dozens of Russian unmanned drones.
Lutsk main mark of the attack
The Volyn territory authorities stated that during the massive attack of Russia last night “actually everything flew on Lutsk”. This more than 220 thousandth town is located just over 90 kilometres from the Ukrainian-Polish border crossing Uściług-Zosin.
Mer Łucka Ihor Poliszczuk on tv indicated that the city had experienced the most massive attack since the start of the full-scale war. According to Poliszczuk, Russia utilized 50 unmanned Shahed and another types of aircraft and 4 Kindzarz ballistic missiles and 1 maneuvering rocket in the attack.
Poland reacts to the threat
In Poland, due to the attack, on-call hunting pairs and ground-ready air defence and radio-location systems were picked up. The proximity of Łuck to the Polish border made the Polish services respond immediately to the threat.
The Ukrainian Air Force earlier on Wednesday morning reported a evidence number of 728 drones and 13 rockets utilized by Russian troops in the attack on Ukraine. This massive attack shows the escalation of Russian war activities and the expanding threat to the region.
From Kiev Iryna Hirnyk (PAP) Note: This article was edited with Artificial Intelligence.
