Ukraine air defences intercept 130 drones and Kh-59 missile, hits recorded at 17 locations

Air defence responding. Photo: Volodymyr Zelenskyy on social media

Russian forces attacked Ukraine with an Iskander-M ballistic missile, a Kh-59 guided air-to-surface missile and 151 strike UAVs of Shahed, Gerbera and Italmas attack drones and Parodiya decoy UAVs on the night of 30 June-1 July.

Source: Ukraine's Air Force

Details: Early reports indicated that as of 07:30, Ukrainian air defence forces had destroyed or jammed the Kh-59 guided missile and 130 Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas and other types of drones in the country's north, south and east.

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