Ukrainian air defense shoots down 10 out of 17 Shahed drones overnight

Ukrainian air defense shoots down 10 out of 17 Shahed drones overnight

Kyiv  •  UNN

December 5 2023, 05:44 AM • 32457 views

Ukrainian air defense neutralized 10 of the 17 Shahid drones and intercepted 6 S-300 missiles launched by Russia at night.

Ukraine's air defense destroyed 10 drones on Tuesday night drones. This was reported by the Air Force Command, UNN reports.

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It is noted that on the night of December 5, the enemy attacked with Shahed-136/131 strike UAVs from two directions - Kursk region and Primorsko-Akhtarsk - Russia.

There were also launches of S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles, which the enemy directed at civilian objects in Donetsk and Kherson regions.

In total, 17 Shahed-type attack UAVs and six S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles.

As a result of combat operations, 10 attack UAVs were destroyed in different regions of Ukraine.

To repel the enemy's air attack, the following were involved fighter aircraft, anti-aircraft missile units and mobile fire groups of the Air Force and the Defense Forces of Ukraine.

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