Ukrainian air defense destroyed half of Russian drones and two missiles during night attack
Kyiv • UNN
Ukrainian air defense forces shot down 18 of 37 kamikaze drones and two X-59/69 missiles during a nighttime Russian attack. Another 18 UAVs were locally lost, and due to the fall of downed drones, infrastructure in the Vinnytsia region was damaged.
The Ukrainian air defense forces shot down 18 of the 37 attack drones and two X-59/69 missiles fired by Russian troops on the night of December 9.Another 18 UAVs were locally lost. This was reported in the air forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, reports UNN.
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According to the armed forces of Ukraine, on the night of December 9 (from 19.30 on December 8), the Russian army attacked with two guided aircraft missiles from the airspace over the Black Sea, 37 Shahed attack UAVs and other types of drones (launch areas: Orel, Primorsko-Akhtarsk-RF).
As of 08.00, units of the anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare and mobile Fire groups of the air and Defense Forces of Ukraine shot down two X-59/69 guided aviation missiles and 18 enemy UAVs in Sumy, Poltava, Dnipropetrovsk, Chernihiv, Vinnytsia, Khmelnytsky, Rivne, Ternopil and Odessa regions. 18 drones were locally lost, one in the air. Combat work continues
Due to the fall of downed enemy UAVs in the Vinnytsia region, the infrastructure of several private enterprises was damaged.
