Air defence forces shot down 25 out of 38 Russian Shaheds on 25 July, Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk has said.
The Russians attacked Ukraine with Shahed-type attack drones from Cape Chauda in Crimea and Primorsko-Akhtarsk in the Russian Federation.
Ukraine's infrastructure facilities in several areas, including the south of Odesa Region and central Ukraine, came under attack.
The air attack was repelled by anti-aircraft missile troops and electronic warfare units of the Air Force, as well as mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defence Forces. As a result of the air battle, 25 attack UAVs were shot down. Another three Shaheds were lost after crossing the state border with Romania.
Air defence was conducted in Odesa, Kherson, Mykolayiv, Kyiv, Sumy, Zhytomyr and Cherkasy Regions.
