Air defense forces destroy 23 of 32 Russian drones overnight, with strikes recorded in eight locations

Air defense forces destroy 23 of 32 Russian drones overnight, with strikes recorded in eight locations

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Air defense forces destroyed 23 of 32 Russian drones.

According to Ukrinform, the Ukrainian Air Force reported this on Telegram.

Starting at 8 p.m. on Sunday, September 28, the Russians attacked with 32 Shahed and Herbera strike UAVs and other types of drones from the directions of Briansk, Orel, and Prymorsko-Akhtarsk. About 20 of them were Shahed drones.

The air attack was repelled by aviation, electronic warfare and unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.

According to preliminary data, as of 9:00 a.m. on Monday, September 29, air defenses shot down/suppressed 23 Shahed, Herbera, and other types of UAVs in northern and eastern Ukraine.

Nine strike UAVs were recorded hitting eight locations.

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The attack continues, with new groups of strike UAVs in the north and east, the Air Force warned.

As reported by Ukrinform, a 44-year-old man was injured in the Synelnykivskyi district of Dnipropetrovsk region as a result of a Russian drone attack.

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