Ukraine downs over 70 Russian drones since Wed night

The Air Force reported this on Telegram, Ukrinform saw.

“On the night of May 1, 2025 (from 19:30 on April 30), the enemy attacked with five Iskander-M ballistic missiles from Crimea, 170 attack UAVs and other types of decoy drones from Kursk, Millerovo, Orel, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia and Chauda in Crimea,” the report reads.

The air raid was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare capabilities, and mobile fire groups.

“As of 08:30, it is confirmed that 74 Shahed attack UAVs (other types of drones) have been shot down in the east, north, south and center of the country. Sixty-eight enemy decoy drones disappeared from radar (without negative consequences),” the Air Force detailed.

As a result of the Russian attack, the regions of Odesa, Kharkiv, Sumy, Donetsk, and Kyiv were affected.