Ukraine's Air Force downs 22 out of 27 Russian Shahed drones

Iryna Balachuk — 5 June 2024, 07:46
Ukraine's Air Force downs 22 out of 27 Russian Shahed drones
Repelling an air attack. Stock photo: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook

Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 27 Shahed attack drones on the night of 4-5 June, and Ukrainian defenders managed to destroy 22 drones.

Source: Ukraine’s Air Force on Telegram

Quote from the Air Force: "As a result of combat efforts, 22 Shahed drones were shot down in Mykolaiv, Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy and Poltava oblasts."

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Details: It is reported that the Russians launched drones from the vicinity of the Russian city of Kursk and from Cape Chauda in temporarily occupied Crimea.

The Ukrainian Air Force's anti-aircraft missile and electronic warfare units, as well as the Ukrainian Defence Forces' mobile fire groups, were involved in repelling the air attack.

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