Ukrainian forces down 12 russian drones amid attacks on Sumy
On Friday morning, the Ukrainian Air Force reported that during the night from August 29 to 30, 2024, they managed to shoot down 12 out of 18 Shahed drones launched by Russia. Once again, the targets of Russian attacks were infrastructure facilities. They attacked Sumy. Black smoke clouds were rising over the city.
"During the night (from August 29 to 30, 2024), the enemy attacked using an Iskander-M ballistic missile, launched from Crimea (Russian-occupied), and 18 Shahed 131/136 strike drones, which took off from the Primorsko-Akhtarsk and Kursk regions (in Russia)," the Ukrainian Air Force reported on social media.
Targets of Russian attacks
The Ukrainian Air Force issued an official communiqué stating that 12 drones were shot down, and four lost contact and fell to the ground. The targets were facilities in the Vinnytsia, Mykolaiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, and Sumy regions.
Fire and injuries in Sumy
According to information from the Sumy Regional Prosecutor's Office, the night attack on an industrial facility in Sumy, in northeastern Ukraine, caused a fire and injured nine people.
The city was heavily smoked, and residents were instructed to close windows and doors and not to leave buildings.
