Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT

Air Defense Forces Neutralize 52 Of 58 Russian Drones


(MENAFN- UkrinForm) According to Ukrinform, this was reported by the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook .

"On the night of September 14 (from 9 p.m. on September 13), the enemy attacked with an Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missile and 58 Shahed and Gerbera strike UAVs and other types of drones from the following directions of the Russian Federation: Kursk, Bryansk, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk. More than 25 of them were Shahed drones," the statement said.

The air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare, and unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.

According to preliminary data, as of 09:00, Air Defense Forces shot down or neutralized 52 enemy Shahed and Gerbera UAVs and other types of drones in the north, south, east, and center of the country.

Missile strikes and six strike UAVs were recorded in three locations, as well as the fall of downed drones (debris) in two locations.

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Photo: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

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