Shahed night attack. Air defence forces destroy all enemy drones
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Shahed night attack. Air defence forces destroy all enemy drones

Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
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Last night, on 19 December, Russian troops attacked Ukrainian territory with kamikaze drones, launching two Shakhty. Ukrainian air defence forces shot down all enemy targets.

Air defence forces destroyed all enemy drones

At night, Russian occupants once again attacked Ukraine using two Shahed-136/131 drones. All attack UAVs were destroyed by air defence systems, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in a statement.

Ukraine's Air Force reported that the kamikaze drones were flying from the south through the central regions towards Starokostyantyniv in the Khmelnytsky region.

According to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the drones were launched from the Primorsko-Akhtar region of the Russian Federation and destroyed by air defence forces in the Khmelnytsky region.

The Russian Armed Forces have intensified attacks by attack drones

In recent weeks, Russian troops have intensified kamikaze drone attacks on Ukrainian territory.

Yesterday, on 18 December, the occupation forces attacked Ukraine with Shaheed attack drones. Air defence forces destroyed all enemy targets. The Russian military launched 5 drones from the Primorsko-Okhtarsky district in Russia.

The day before, explosions were heard in Odesa. The military was informed about the flight of attack drones from the Black Sea. Later it became known that one of the enemy drones had crashed in a residential area, killing a person. The air defence forces managed to shoot down 20 attack drones and one X-59 guided missile that night.

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