Ukraine Downs 30 Russian Attack Drones Overnight Tue

2024-08-13 02:21:47

(MENAFN- UkrinForm) In the early hours of Tuesday, August 13, Ukraine's Defense Forces intercepted 30 of the 38 Shahed-type kamikaze drones launched by Russia.

That's according to Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk , Ukraine's Air Force Commander, Ukrinform reports.

The Russians attacked Ukraine with two Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles, launched from Voronezh region, and 38 Shahed-type UAVs from Primorsk-Akhtarsk and Kursk regions.

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As a result of the air defense effort, mobile fire groups, aviation, anti-aircraft missile units, and e-warfare operators intercepted 30 enemy UAVs over Mykolaiv, Vinnytsia, Sumy, Kirovohrad, Kherson, Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk, and Cherkasy regions.

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As Ukrinform reported earlier, an air raid alert went off in a number of regions of Ukraine overnight Tuesday as Russian drones were spotted in the Ukrainian airspace.

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