Ukrainian air defense destroyed 22 of 28 Russian drones during night attack

Ukrainian air defense destroyed 22 of 28 Russian drones during night attack

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At night, Russia attacked Ukraine with 28 Shahed drones and other UAVs from different directions. Air defense shot down 22 drones, hit critical infrastructure in the Ternopil and Rivne regions.

The Air Defense Forces of Ukraine shot down 22 of the 28 drones launched by the Russian army on the night of December 3, the air forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Tuesday, reports UNN.

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According to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on the night of December 3  (from 22.00 on December 2) from the directions Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Kursk, Orel, Millerovo – RF. the enemy attacked with 28 Shahed attack UAVs and other types of drones.

As of 09.00, units of the anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare and mobile Fire groups of the air and Defense Forces of Ukraine shot down 22 enemy UAVs in the Kiev, Chernihiv, Vinnytsia, Khmelnitsky, Zhytomyr, Sumy, Odessa, Mykolaiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions

- it is stated in the message of the PS of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

It is noted that one drone was lost locally, 2 — left the controlled airspace in the direction of Belarus and the temporarily occupied territory. Several hits were recorded on critical infrastructure facilities in the Ternopil and Rivne regions. 

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Earlier it was reported that in Ternopil as a result of a UAV attack, a critical infrastructure object was damaged. Part of the city was left without electricity, rescuers and power engineers are working on the site.

Also in the Rivne region, enemy forces fired at an energy infrastructure facility.