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Russian forces attack Ukraine with Shahed attack UAVs and missiles, all drones shot down – General Staff

Tuesday, 17 October 2023, 07:44
Russian forces attack Ukraine with Shahed attack UAVs and missiles, all drones shot down – General Staff
WRECKAGE OF A SHAHED DRONE. STOCK PHOTO: FACEBOOK PAGE OF RADIO SOKAL

The Russian occupying forces have once again attacked Ukraine with a Kh-59 guided missile, S-300 anti-aircraft missiles and 6 Shahed kamikaze drones; the Kh-59 missile and all the drones have been shot down.

Source: Ukrainian General Staff on Facebook; Ukrainian Air Force on Telegram

Quote: "The Russian invaders launched another missile and air strike against Ukraine at the beginning of the day, using a Kh-59 guided missile, S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles and 6 Shahed-136/131 attack UAVs.

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Ukrainian air defence forces destroyed a Kh-59 guided missile and 6 enemy Shahed-136/131s."

Details: Information on the aftermath of this terrorist attack is currently being clarified.

Later, the Ukrainian Air Force clarified that the Russians had launched Shahed UAVs from Cape Chauda (Russian-occupied Crimea) and a Kh-59 guided missile from a Su-34 aircraft from the airspace of the occupied part of Kherson Oblast.

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"Air Force air defence and air defence systems of other parts of the Ukrainian Defence Forces destroyed all seven targets heading south. The enemy also used two S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles in the east," the Ukrainian Air Force said.

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