11 out of 19 drones and all 5 missiles destroyed over Ukraine, remaining 8 drones lost locationally - Ukrainian Air Force
Kyiv • UNN
11 out of 19 drones and all 5 missiles launched by Russian troops over Ukraine were destroyed in the evening, and the remaining 8 drones were lost in the area.
All of the 5 missiles and 11 of the 19 drones launched by Russian troops in the skies over Ukraine have been destroyed since the evening, the remaining eight drones have been locationally lost, the commander of the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk, said on Friday, UNN reports.
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"In the evening of July 11, 2024, the occupiers attacked from strategic aviation aircraft with 5 X-101 air-launched cruise missiles (launched from Saratov region - Russian Federation), and during the night - with 19 Shahed-131/136 attack UAVs and unidentified drones from the areas of Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Kursk region - Russian Federation. The main direction of the attack was Starokonstantinov," Oleshchuk wrote on Telegram.
According to him, fighter aircraft, anti-aircraft missile units of the Air Force, mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces and electronic warfare units were involved in repelling the enemy air attack.
"As a result of air defense, missiles were shot down in Khmelnytsky, Sumy and Cherkasy regions. Air defense also shot down 11 "Shaheds" and unidentified drones in Mykolaiv, Kyiv, Vinnytsia, Khmelnytsky, Kherson and Sumy regions," Oleshchuk noted.
According to him, "the remaining eight drones were lost locationally". "Presumably, the enemy is using imitators of attack UAVs to overload air defense. There was no information on casualties or damage. In case of detecting suspicious objects, please do not take any action on your own, but immediately report their location to the police, the State Emergency Service or the local administration," he said.
