24 out of 28 “Shaheeds” were shot down in the sky over Ukraine at night, two more drones were lost
Kyiv • UNN
The Ukrainian Air Force repelled an attack by Russian drones on the night of October 12. Of the 28 Shahed-type strike UAVs launched, 24 were destroyed and two more were lost to electronic warfare.
Overnight, 24 Shahed-type attack drones were shot down in the skies over Ukraine, out of 28 launched by Russian troops, the Ukrainian Air Force reported on Saturday, UNN reports.
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On the night of October 12, the enemy reportedly attacked Ukraine with missiles of an unspecified type (launch area - Belgorod region - Russia) and 28 attack UAVs (launch area - Kursk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Russia).
As a result of air combat, 24 enemy UAVs were shot down in Sumy, Poltava, Dnipro, Mykolaiv, and Kherson regions. As a result of active countermeasures, two enemy UAVs were lost.
As indicated, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Air Force and Defense Forces were involved in repelling the air attack.
