Russia launched 64 drones at Ukraine overnight, 36 were shot down, but 23 hit five locations, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Thursday, writes UNN.
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According to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on the night of July 17, the enemy attacked with 64 Shahed-type attack UAVs and imitation drones of various types from the directions: Kursk, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk - Russia (59 of them were "Shaheds").
"The main direction of the strike is Dnipropetrovsk region," the report says.
The air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, EW and unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
According to preliminary data as of 08:30, 36 enemy Shahed-type UAVs (drones of other types) were shot down by air defense in the north and east of the country. In addition, 5 imitation drones were lost/suppressed by EW
"23 UAVs were recorded to have hit 5 locations," the report says.
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