On the night of September 1 (from 20:30 on August 31), the Russian forces attacked with 86 strike drones of the Shahed type and various imitation drones from the directions of Kursk, Orel, Bryansk, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia, and Hvardiiske in occupied Crimea.
The air attack was repelled by aviation, missile defense troops, electronic warfare units, unmanned systems, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
Preliminary data as of 09:00 indicate that air defense shot down or suppressed 76 Shahed drones and imitation drones of various types across the north, south, east, and center of the country.
There were confirmed hits by 10 strike drones at 6 locations.
