Ukraine’s air defense forces destroy 31 of 34 Shahed drones overnight Saturday
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Ukrinform
In the early hours of March 23, 2024, Russia launched four S-300 missiles from the occupied part of Donetsk region and 34 one-way attack UAVs of the Shahed type from Kursk region and Cape Chauda in occupied Crimea.
That’s according to Ukraine’s Air Force, Ukrinform reports.
As a result of air defense efforts involving mobile fire groups of Ukraine’s Defense Forces and anti-aircraft missile units and warplanes 31 Shahed drones were intercepted over Poltava, Mykolaiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions, the report reads.
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As reported, the UK will provide Ukraine with a new package of military aid worth GBP 60 million (about $75.5 million), which will include drones and air defense support.
