On the evening of August 7, Russian forces launched an assault on Ukraine, deploying 104 strike UAVs of the Shahed type, along with various other drones and 8 high-speed drones. As a result, 82 targets were neutralized, although there were some hits.

This was reported by the Ukrainian Air Force on Telegram.

According to the Air Force: "As of 8:00, our air defense has destroyed/neutralized 82 aerial targets: 3 jet drones and 79 enemy Shahed UAVs and imitation drones in the north, south, east, and center of the country. There were 26 hits recorded on 10 locations, with debris found in 8 areas".

The aggressors launched drones from the Russian cities of Shatalovo, Kursk, Bryansk, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk, as well as from Cape Chauda in the temporarily occupied Crimea.

The air assault was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile forces, EW units, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.