Air defense forces shot down 40 out of 45 "shaheeds" during the Russian attack on Ukraine
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Air defense forces shot down 40 out of 45 "shaheeds" during the Russian attack on Ukraine

Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Air defense forces shot down 40 out of 45 "shaheeds" during the Russian attack on Ukraine

On the night of February 11, the Russian army launched 45 Shahed-type kamikaze drones over Ukraine. 40 of them were shot down by air defense forces and means.

The Air Force announced the details of the Russian attack on Ukraine

It is noted that the enemy launched these attack drones from the Balaklava and Cape Chauda areas in the temporarily occupied Crimea.

Units of the anti-aircraft missile forces, mobile fire groups of the Air Force and the Defense Forces of Ukraine, and means of radio-electronic warfare were involved in repelling the air attack, the military said.

In total, 40 enemy drones were destroyed as a result of combat operations.

"Shakhed" Russians were destroyed in nine regions. Namely within:

  • of Kyiv,

  • Vinnytsia,

  • Zhytomyrska,

  • Kirovohradska,

  • Mykolaivska,

  • Cherkasy,

  • Odesa,

  • Dnipropetrovsk,

  • Kherson regions.

What is known about the consequences of the Russian attack on Ukraine on February 11

The Russian army again carried out airstrikes on Ukraine with Shahed-type kamikaze drones in the evening and at night. In various regions of the country, an air alert was announced, which lasted for several hours.

As reported by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the enemy launched "Shakhed" in several groups from the south that night, February 11, and in several waves. Enemy drones changed course and were in the airspace of different regions.

Mykolaiv found itself under a massive attack — explosions rang out in the city several times during the night, and the military work of the defenders of the sky was carried out. The city hall was informed about the fire, the blast wave damaged the surrounding residential buildings, the private vehicles of local residents and the gas pipeline, there is one victim.

Explosions in the suburbs of Dnipro were also reported. A fire broke out as a result of falling debris. A 39-year-old man was not seriously injured. He is prescribed home treatment

In addition, the work of air defense forces and means was carried out in the suburbs of Kyiv and in the region. Already in the morning, the Kyiv City Military Administration announced that all enemy drones heading for the capital were shot down on the approaches to the city.

It also became known that 26 enemy attack drones of the "Shakhed" type were shot down in the south of Ukraine this night by the forces and means of air defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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