14 "shaheds" destroyed in southern Ukraine at night: Russia launched drones in waves

14 "shaheds" destroyed in southern Ukraine at night: Russia launched drones in waves

Kyiv  •  UNN

December 7 2023, 06:55 AM • 29257 views

Russian troops launch a drone attack in southern Ukraine, downing 14 Shahid drones: 11 in Odesa and 3 in Mykolaiv. Although the attack caused some damage and resulted in a death, Ukrainian air defense largely repelled the attack.

During a nighttime drone attack conducted by Russian troops in several waves, 14 Shahed attack drones were destroyed in southern Ukraine: 11 in Odesa and 3 in Mykolaiv. This was reported by the Defense Forces of southern Ukraine on Thursday, UNN reports.

At night, the enemy attacked the southern regions with several waves of attack drones

, the Southern Defense Forces reported on Telegram.

Details

Reportedly, by sending Shahed-131/136 UAVs from the temporarily occupied Crimea through the left-bank Kherson region, the enemy tried to bypass air defense systems, but 3 kamikaze drones were destroyed in Mykolaiv region.

In the next wave, the enemy attacked Odesa region. By sending drones along the Danube port infrastructure, the Russians again used the peculiarities of the landscape and the proximity of the state border. Air defense forces destroyed 11 Shahed-131/136 UAVs.

"Unfortunately, there are hits to the port infrastructure. Warehouses, an elevator, and trucks were damaged, and a fire broke out, which firefighters have already extinguished. One of the drivers of the car was killed," the statement said.

Addendum

In the sky over Ukraine at night 15 out of 18 enemy "shaheds" were destroyed .