Air defense destroyed 15 out of 22 “Shahed” at night

Air defense destroyed 15 out of 22 “Shahed” at night

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On the night of September 29, Ukraine's air defense shot down 15 enemy Shahed kamikaze drones.

This was reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Telegram, Ukrinform reports.

It has been established that at night, Russian troops attacked Ukraine with a total of 22 Shahed-type drones, launching them from the areas of Yeysk, Kursk (Russia) and Chauda (temporarily occupied Crimea).

As a result of the air battle, Ukrainian aviation, mobile fire groups and electronic warfare units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces shot down 15 attack UAVs in Sumy, Vinnytsia, Mykolaiv and Odesa regions.

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Due to electronic warfare countermeasures, five more enemy drones were lost locally, without any consequences.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, six Shahed drones were shot down by air defense forces in the sky over Sumy region at night.

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