48 out of 75 drones launched by Russian troops were neutralized over Ukraine overnight, 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 September 18 (from 9:00 p.m. on September 17), the enemy attacked with 75 Shahed-type, Gerbera-type, and other types of drones from the directions of Kursk, Oryol, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk - Russia, more than 40 of them were Shaheds.
The air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare and unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
According to preliminary data, as of 09:00, air defense shot down/suppressed 48 enemy Shahed-type, Gerbera-type, and other types of drones in the north, east, and center of the country. One enemy UAV is in the air. 26 attack UAVs hit 6 locations.