Russian troops attacked Ukraine overnight with 2 ballistic missiles and 19 drones. Air defense systems shot down 18 drones over 5 regions, 1 returned to Russia, the Ukrainian Air Force reported on Tuesday, UNN reports.
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According to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, "on the night of October 8 (from 19.00 on October 7 to 08.30 on October 8), the enemy struck Odesa region with two Iskander-M ballistic missiles from the occupied Crimea, as well as 19 attack UAVs from Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Russia.
As a result of the air battle, all enemy drones were eliminated in Odesa, Mykolaiv, Dnipro, Vinnytsia and Ternopil regions: 18 were shot down by aviation, anti-aircraft missile units, mobile fire groups and electronic warfare of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, and one more attack UAV returned to Russia!