On the night of December 20, Ukrainian defense forces destroyed 18 out of 19 Shahed attack drones launched by Russian troops in the skies over Ukraine, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Wednesday, UNN reports.
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On the night of December 20, 2023, the enemy attacked with Shahed UAVs from the occupied Crimea (launch areas - Chauda, Balaklava).
A total of 19 "Shaheds" were launched, 18 of which were destroyed by the Ukrainian Air Force and Defense Forces in Odesa, Kherson, Dnipro, Vinnytsia, Khmelnytskyi, Kyiv, Chernihiv, and Kirovohrad regions.
In addition, as indicated, the enemy fired two anti-aircraft guided missiles from S-300 air defense systems from the Belgorod region in the Russian Federation at Kharkiv region. Preliminary, no casualties were reported.
Recall
On the night of December 19, two Russian Shahed drones were destroyed in the Khmelnytsky region.