Ukraine's Air Force destroys 32 out of 44 Shahed UAVs overnight
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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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