As of 08:00, 17 enemy UAVs have been confirmed shot down, 23 drones have been lost in terms of location, and three Russian UAVs have exited the controlled airspace towards the Russian Federation and temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine, reported the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Thursday morning.
"On the night of October 31, 2024 (from 18:30 on October 30), the enemy attacked the bridge over the Dniester Liman in Zatoka, Odesa region. Two Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles were launched from Crimea, along with eight guided air-to-surface missiles Kh-59/69 from tactical aviation aircraft over the Black Sea area; two guided air-to-surface missiles Kh-59/69 were shot down in the evening in Odesa region," the message states on Telegram.
The occupiers also struck Kramatorsk with two Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles launched from the Rostov region.
From the directions of Kursk and Orel - RF, the enemy attacked with 43 Shahed-type strike UAVs and unidentified type drones.
The air assault was repelled by anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups of the Air Forces and Defense Forces of Ukraine.
Air defense operated in Odesa, Kyiv, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, and Poltava regions.