Air defense forces down 11 out of 15 Russian kamikaze drones at night
Ukrinform
At night, 11 out of 15 Shahed-136/131 Iranian-made combat drones were destroyed in the sky over Ukraine.
“On the night of July 12, Russian invaders attacked Ukraine with Shahed-136/131 combat drones from the north-eastern direction (Kursk),” the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine posted on Telegram.
A total of 15 kamikaze drones were launched. Eleven of them were destroyed in the areas of responsibility of the air commands "Center" and "East".
Anti-aircraft missile units, fighter aircraft, mobile fire groups of the Air Force, and air defense units of other components of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were involved in repelling the attack.
During the current and past days, Air Force aviation launched almost 30 group airstrikes on the enemy's rear, military equipment, positions, and manpower clusters.
