Air defense neutralizes 72 out of 76 enemy Shahed drones
Ukraine's air defense neutralized 72 out of 76 enemy Shahed-type drones that attacked Ukraine, reported the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
"As a result of the air battle, 72 enemy attack drones were shot down over Odesa, Mykolaiv, Kherson, Poltava, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Donetsk, Zhytomyr, Dnipropetrovsk, Cherkasy, Vinnytsia, and Sumy regions," the Air Force stated.
During the night of September 14, the enemy launched an attack with Shahed-type drones.
"A total of 76 Shahed drones were detected and tracked by the radio-technical troops of the Air Force from directions including Kursk, Yeysk (Russia), and Chauda (Crimea)," Air Force Command added.
The air attack was countered by aviation, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups of Ukraine's Defense Forces.
Meanwhile, two enemy drones were lost locally in Ukraine, and two more returned to Russia.
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