Ukraine's Air Force destroys 32 out of 44 Shahed UAVs overnight
Ukraine’s Air Force downed 32 Shahed kamikaze drones out of 44 launched by Russian forces over the territory of Ukraine on the night of 12-13 September.
Source: Ukraine’s Air Force
Quote: "On the night of 12-13 September 2023, the Russian occupiers attacked Odesa and Sumy oblasts with several groups of Shahed-136/131 attack drones from three areas: Primorsko-Akhtarsk (Russia), Cape Chauda (Crimea), and Kursk (Russia).
A total of 44 Shahed drone launches were recorded.
32 enemy attack drones were destroyed as a result of air defence operations."
Details: The Air Force said the drones had mainly targeted the southern districts of Odesa and its port infrastructure facilities.
Fighter aircraft, anti-aircraft missile forces and mobile fire groups units from the Air Force and Ukrainian Defence Forces were engaged to destroy the Russian UAVs.
Background:
- Ukrainian air defence forces downed three Russian attack drones over Sumy Oblast.
- Air defence forces downed 32 attack drones over Odesa Oblast on the night of 12-13 September. Meanwhile, a strike on a port infrastructure facility was reported, and seven people were injured.
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