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The air defense forces destroyed 16 out of 17 Shahed drones at night

12 Apr, 2024
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The air defense forces destroyed 16 out of 17 Shahed drones at night

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On the night of April 12, 2024, the Russian forces attacked with 17 Shahed-131/136 strike UAVs from Cape Chauda (Crimea) and a guided aviation missile X-59 from the airspace of the occupied Donetsk region.

The Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced this on Telegram.

"As a result of the air combat by the Air Force and mobile fire groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 16 Shahed-type strike UAVs were shot down within the territory of the Mykolaiv, Odessa, Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, Vinnytsia, and Khmelnytskyi regions," the statement said.

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