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ADF Down 119 Drones, Three Banderols In Overnight Russian Attack On Ukraine


(MENAFN- UkrinForm) As reported by Ukrinform, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on Telegram.

Starting at 18:00 on Tuesday, September 22, the enemy attacked Ukraine with 161 Shahed-type UAVs (82 of them jet-powered), Gerbera drones, Parodiya-type decoy drones, as well as Banderol/Dan-T drones launched from the directions of Oryol, Kursk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk and Millerovo in Russia, as well as temporarily occupied Donetsk and Hvardiiske in temporarily occupied Crimea.

The air attack was repelled by aircraft, anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare units and unmanned systems units, as well as mobile fire teams of the Defense Forces of Ukraine.

According to preliminary data, as of 8:00 on Wednesday, September 23, air defense forces had shot down or suppressed 119 drones and three Banderol/Dan-T drones.

Hits were recorded at 18 locations, while downed targets (debris) fell at eight locations.

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

Read also: Russian drone attack damages warehouses in Odesa region, killing one and injuring two

As reported by Ukrinform, in the morning of September 23, a Russian drone struck a gas station in Kyiv's Holosiivskyi district.

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