16 Drones lost: the Russian Federation massively attacked Ukraine, the consequences of night shelling (photo)

On the night of August 21, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation attacked Ukraine with two Ballistic missiles of the Iskander-M/KN-23, a managed airline type X-59/X-69 and 69 shock drones of the Shahaned type. This was reported by the Commander of the Air Force Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk in his Telegram.

"On the night of August 21, 2024, Russian invaders struck in Ukraine with two Ballistic missiles" Iskander-M "/KN-23 from the Voronezh region, managed SHAHED-type UAVs (launches-Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Yeysk, Kursk-Russian Federation), "Mykola Oleshchuk said. According to him, the Air Force's radio technical troops found and accompanied 72 air purposes.

While the enemy's attack was reflected by aviation, anti -aircraft missile troops, units of electronic warfare of the PS and the calculation of mobile fire groups of defense forces. As a result, 51 enemy target was destroyed, namely: this happened within the Khmelnytsky, Poltava, Cherkasy, Kyiv, Vinnytsia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Odessa, Kherson, Donetsk, Kirovograd, Sumy and Chernihiv regions.

In addition, 16 UAVs were locally lost, probably fell due to the influence of radio electronic means of counteraction, information is still clarified. Also recorded by the Russian drone of the State Border from the RB in the Chernihiv region, another UAV returned to the Belgorod region. As of 11:15, another "Shahaned" was in the airspace in Cherkasy region, combat work lasted.

The head of the Khmelnitsky Ova Sergey Turin said that during air alarm in the field of air defense, two drones of the Shahamed type were destroyed. While there are no dead and injured, and information on property damage was not received. The head of the Poltava Ova Philip Pronin reported that in the region, air alarm lasted 11 hours. "Thanks to our forces of defense of the hits in the territory of the region, fortunately. Fortunately, no one was injured," he said.

The chairman of the Cherkasy Ova Igor Storerets stressed that in the air defense region she destroyed seven Rosky drones. In one of the cases there was a fire of dry grass, in the rest - without consequences. "For more than nine hours in a row, the region has been alarm since the beginning of the day. The head of the Kiev Ova Ruslan Kravchenko noted that Russian targets are destroyed in the region, while not recorded in objects of critical and housing infrastructure.

"The enemy continues to attack our area with shock drones. Air alarm lasted all night and morning for more than 9 hours. In the region, the air defense forces worked. There are whipped enemy target Kravchenko. According to him, as of 11:00, due to the fall of the fragments of destroyed goals, damage to one private house and the breakage of power lines was recorded. In addition, in one of the areas there was a fire of grassy flooring, the fire was eliminated.

"Most of the fragments of hostile goals are fixed outside the settlements in open areas. Operational groups continue to work on eliminating the effects of air attack," he added. The head of the KMVA Sergey Popko stressed that at night of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation once again tried to attack Kiev by shock drones. All hostile targets were destroyed on the approaches of the capital. In total, the enemy applied up to 10 Iranian drones-Kamikadze to attack Kiev.

The first deputy chief of Vinnytsia Ova Natalia Zabolotna stressed that at night eight UAV had entered the region, the air defense destroyed four of them. "There are damage to windows in a civilian infrastructure building and one apartment building. There is no injured," she said. The head of the Ivano-Frankivsk Ova Svetlana Onishchuk said that the invaders attacked the region at dawn. "Fortunately, there were no casualties and destruction. I urge everyone not to neglect air anxiety.

Take care of yourself and loved ones," she said. The head of the Dnipropetrovsk Ova Sergey Lisak stated that at night the unit of the PEC "East" destroyed UAV over the region. "In the evening and at night, the enemy beat Nikopol region. He kissed the district center with Droam-Kamikadze. In the Mirovsky community-artillery. In the morning, the attacks continued. The aggressor hit UAVs already in the manganese community," he said, and added that he had done without the victims.

The head of the Nikolaev ova Vitaliy Kim said that at night over the region forces and means of air defense was conducted combat work. He promised to provide details later. The Kherson Ova reported that at about 8 am the invaders hit the Komyshans, and locals were on the street. "A 74-year-old man was taken to the hospital, who suffered an explosive injury, injury, fragile wounds of the torso, hands and feet.

Also, a 72-year-old woman with explosive injury, contusion and fragile wounds of the lower extremities were hospital," the statement said. A resident of Zmiivka, who suffered because of the attack of Russian drone last night, also approached the hospital. As a result, a 67-year-old man suffered an explosive injury, injury and hands. During the shelling of Antonovka at about 10:20, a 55-year-old locksmith came under a hostile blow, he suffered an explosive injury and a fragment of his leg.

In addition, a 42-year-old employee of the company of critical infrastructure, who suffered an explosive injury and injury to the abdomen, approached the hospital. Ova was told that a woman who was injured in the morning shelling of Kherson also approached the hospital. "A 54-year-old employee of the regional military administration came under a hostile blow. She was injured and injured," Ova emphasized.

In the morning, the enemy was struck by air strikes on the Merry Novokakhovsky Community, as a result of the driving of managed aircraft, at least four dwellings and three outbuildings were destroyed. "Another home is damaged due to the attack of enemy UAV. Information about the victims among the locals did not come," Ova added. Andriy Raykovich, the head of the Kirovograd Ova, noted that in the region, air alarm lasted almost nine hours.

In particular, Russian Shahaned Russian was destroyed above the region, without consequences. We will remind, on August 21 in the media that Western partners detained the supply of additional air defense products to Ukraine. Thus, according to the unnamed interlocutor, a number of partners who confirmed the promises at the NATO summit in Washington "failed to fulfill their obligations.