Massive Airstrike on Ukraine on August 30

On the night of August 29-30, Russia launched a significant air assault on Ukraine using drones and various types of missiles.

This was reported by the Air Forces of Ukraine via their Telegram channel.

During the attack, radar systems detected and tracked 582 air assault objects:

• 537 Shahed drones and imitation drones from the directions of Kursk, Bryansk, Millerovo, Orel, Shatalovo, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk;
• 8 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles fired from Rostov and Krasnodar regions;
• 37 cruise and aviation missiles including X-101, Kalibr, Iskander-K, X-59 (launch areas included Saratov region and the Black Sea waters).

The defense was conducted by aviation, anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.

As of 09:00, it was reported that 548 aerial targets were downed:

• 510 enemy Shahed drones and various types of imitation drones;
• 6 Iskander ballistic missiles;
• 32 cruise and aviation missiles X-101, Kalibr, Iskander-K, X-59.

Impacts from 5 missiles and 24 drones were recorded at 7 locations, with debris noted at 21 locations.