Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT

Air Defense Neutralizes 82 Russian Drones, Six Banderol Missiles Overnight


(MENAFN- UkrinForm) According to Ukrinform, the Ukrainian Air Force said this in a Telegram post.

From 18:00 on September 5, the enemy attacked Ukraine with 108 strike UAVs, including Shahed-type drones, including jet-powered variants, Gerberas, Parodiya decoy drones, as well as S8000 Banderol cruise missiles launched from Millerovo, Oryol, Kursk, the temporarily occupied territory of the Donetsk region, and Hvardiiske in the temporarily occupied Crimea.

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

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According to preliminary data, as of 09:30, Ukraine's air defense forces had shot down or suppressed 82 enemy UAVs, including Shahed-type UAVs, Gerberas and other types of drones, as well as six S8000 Banderol missiles.

Hits by enemy aerial weapons were recorded at 11 locations, while debris from downed targets fell at seven locations.

The attack is ongoing, with enemy UAVs still present in Ukrainian airspace.

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