During the full-scale invasion, russians attacked Ukraine with 3700 strike UAVs, 2900 of them were destroyed - Ignat
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Since the beginning of the invasion, russia has launched 3,700 Shahids into Ukraine, and Ukrainian forces have shot down 2,900 of them.
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, russia has launched 3,700 "shaheds" into Ukraine, of which 2,900 were destroyed, Air Force spokesman Yuriy Ignat said during a telethon, UNN reports.
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According to Ihnat, since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Russia has launched 3,700 Shaheds into Ukraine, which the Russians began using for strikes in September last year. 2900 "Shaheds" were shot down.
He added that the downing results were initially lower because "they were shooting with everything they could: pistols and assault rifles."
And then we realized that the goal was not easy. We need to make a lot of nuances and mistakes. And now we have the result we have come to
In addition, the spokesman said that in September alone, about 500 "shaheds" were used to strike Ukraine, and 75 were used in just one day.
Recall
At the end of November , the enemy launched a record number of Shahed-type strike UAVs at Ukraine. Ukrainian air defense destroyed 74 of the 75 Shahed drones launched by Russia, mainly targeting Kyiv.