General Staff: Ukrainian defenders repel over 25 Russian attacks in 24 hours

The Ukrainian Defence Forces have repelled 27 Russian attacks over the past 24 hours.

"Last night, the enemy attacked the territory of Ukraine again, using Iranian-made Shahed attack UAVs. Information on the consequences of this attack is currently being clarified,” Ukrainska Pravda quotes the Facebook page of the Ukrainian Army’s General Staff.

Over the past day, Russia launched two large-scale missile and air strikes on the territory of Ukraine.

"On May 29 night, the enemy used Kh-101/Kh-555 air-launched cruise missiles and Iranian-made Shahed-136/131 attack UAVs. The assets and personnel from the air commands, in cooperation with the air defence of other units of the Ukrainian Defence Forces, destroyed 36 out of 40 Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles and 30 out of 38 Shahed attack UAVs.

On May 29 afternoon, the enemy used the cruise and ballistic missiles from the Iskander tactical missile system against civilian and critical infrastructure in the city of Kyiv. The Ukrainian Air Force destroyed 11 out of 11 missiles.

The enemy carried out 62 air strikes and fired 54 times from multiple-launch rocket systems over the past day. Unfortunately, there were civilian casualties, and private houses and other infrastructure were damaged.

The likelihood of missile and air strikes throughout Ukraine remains high.

The enemy continues to focus its main efforts on attempts to occupy Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts fully. Over the past day, the Defence Forces repelled 27 enemy attacks."

Over the past day, the Ukrainian Air Force carried out 15 strikes on Russian military personnel and equipment clusters. They also destroyed four Russian reconnaissance UAVs of various types.

Moreover, Ukraine’s Rocket Forces and Artillery struck three clusters of Russian military personnel and equipment, an ammunition storage point, three air defence systems and three other important Russian military facilities.