Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with a ballistic missile and an S-300 missile, as well as 172 drones, 136 drones were neutralized, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Wednesday, writes UNN.
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According to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on the night of September 17 (from 6:00 p.m. on September 16), the enemy attacked with an Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missile and an S-300 anti-aircraft guided missile from Rostov and Kursk regions, 172 Shahed-type attack UAVs, Gerbera, and other types of drones from the directions: Kursk, Bryansk, Oryol, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk - Russia, Chauda - temporarily occupied territory of Crimea, more than 100 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 09:30, air defense shot down/suppressed 136 enemy Shahed-type UAVs, Gerbera, and other types of drones in the north, south, and east of the country. Missile hits and 36 attack UAVs were recorded at 13 locations.
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