Defense forces shot down 40 Russian drones, with an additional 13 reported lost in various locations.

According to Ukrinform, the Ukrainian Armed Forces' Air Force reports this via Telegram.

Since 9:00 PM on Saturday, February 1st, Russian forces have attacked Ukraine with 55 strike drones of the Shahed type and various types of imitation drones from the directions of Kursk, Orel, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk.

The air assault was countered by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, mobile fire groups of the Air Force, and Ukraine's Defense Forces.

As of 9:00 AM on Sunday, February 2nd, the downing of 40 strike drones of the Shahed type and other types of drones has been confirmed in the Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Kherson, and Odesa regions.

13 enemy imitation drones were lost locally (without negative consequences).

As a result of the Russian drone attack, Kharkiv and Sumy regions were affected.

As reported by Ukrinform, in Lyubotyn, Kharkiv region, a man and a woman were injured due to a drone attack .

Photo: Air Forces