Ukrainian air defences destroy 60 Russian Shahed UAVs, hits reported in 2 oblasts, civilian killed by wreckage in Kyiv Oblast

Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 93 Shahed loitering munitions and decoy drones of other types on the night of 2-3 January. Ukrainian air defence units have destroyed 60 Shaheds, with hits recorded in two oblasts. Wreckage from Russian UAVs damaged houses and cars and claimed the life of a person in Kyiv Oblast.

Source: Ukrainian Air Force Command on Telegram

Quote: "As of 09:00, 60 Shahed loitering munitions are confirmed to have been shot down in Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Zhytomyr, Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts."

Details: The Air Force noted that a further 26 Russian decoy drones had disappeared from radar due to the active counteraction from Ukraine's defence forces (causing no adverse effects).

At the same time, the Russian drone attack resulted in several UAVs hitting the premises of businesses and apartment blocks in Donetsk and Chernihiv oblasts.

The Air Force reported that the downed Shaheds had also dealt damage in Kyiv Oblast, damaging houses and cars in several districts and causing a fatality and injuries.

Background: On the night of 2-3 January, a Russian airstrike left one person dead and four, including a 16-year-old teenager, injured in Kyiv Oblast. In the Brovary district, a lorry driver, around 25 years old, was struck by wreckage from a downed target and died instantly, as reported by Ukraine's State Emergency Service.

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