Russia attacked Ukraine with a ballistic "Iskander" and 86 UAVs: 42 drones were shot down
Kyiv • UNN
On the night of March 27, the Russian Federation attacked Ukraine with an Iskander-M missile and 86 strike UAVs. 42 "Shahed" were shot down, 26 simulators were lost, Kharkiv, Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk and Chernihiv regions were affected.
Russia launched an "Iskander-M" missile and 86 drones at Ukraine at night, 42 drones were shot down, 26 - did not reach the targets, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Thursday, writes UNN.
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According to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on the night of March 27, the enemy attacked with an Iskander-M ballistic missile from the Voronezh region and 86 Shahed-type attack UAVs and drone simulators of various types from the directions: Millerovo, Kursk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk - Russia, Chauda - Crimea.
The air attack was repelled by aviation, electronic warfare units and mobile fire groups of the Air Force and the Defense Forces of Ukraine.
As of 09.00, the destruction of 42 Shahed-type strike UAVs (drones of other types) in the south, north and center of the country has been confirmed
26 enemy drone simulators, as indicated, - are locationally lost (without negative consequences).
"As a result of the Russian attack, Kharkiv region, Sumy region, Dnipropetrovsk region and Chernihiv region were affected," the statement reads.
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