On the night of September 5, Russia attacked Ukraine with 78 Shahed drones and one Iskander-M missile. Air defense forces shot down 60 drones.
This was reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
"On the night of September 5, the enemy attacked with one Iskander-M ballistic missile from occupied Crimea and 78 Shahed-type attack UAVs, launched from the regions of Kursk, Yeysk, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk," the statement said.
To repel the Russian air assault, aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups of the Air Force and the Ukrainian Defense Forces were involved.
"As a result of the air battle, 60 attack drones were shot down. Two drones returned to Russia, one to Belarus. Fifteen were lost within Ukrainian territory (likely due to the influence of electronic warfare systems); no information regarding destruction or casualties has been received," the military concluded.
