Ukraine downs all six killer drones launched by Russia overnight Thursday

Ukraine downs all six killer drones launched by Russia overnight Thursday

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In the early hours of Thursday, July 11, Ukraine’s air defense forces intercepted Russian kamikaze drones over Mykolaiv, Khmelnytskyi, Lviv, and Ivano-Frankivsk regions.

That’s according to Air Force Commander Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk, Ukrinform reports.

The enemy hit Sumy region with two Iskander-M ballistic missiles launched from Kursk region, and also launched with six Shahed-131/136 UAVs from Primorsk-Akhtarsk.

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Fighter jets, anti-aircraft missile units of the Air Force, and mobile air defense groups of Ukraine’s Defense Forces were involved in repelling the attack.

As reported, an air alert was declared in a number of northern and eastern regions of Ukraine due to the threat of ballistic strikes.

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