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The air defense system destroyed two missiles and three reconnaissance drones overnight

20 Apr, 2024
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The air defense system destroyed two missiles and three reconnaissance drones overnight

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The air defense forces destroyed two X-59/X-69 missiles and three reconnaissance drones launched against Ukraine overnight.

This was reported by the Commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Mykola Oleschuk.

According to Oleschuk, on the night of April 20, Russian invaders attacked Ukraine with three Iskander-M ballistic missiles, two surface-to-air guided missiles S-300/S-400 from the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation, and two guided aviation missiles X-59/X-69 from the Black Sea waters.

"Using anti-aircraft missile forces, two guided aviation missiles X-59/X-69 were destroyed. Also, on the southern front, three reconnaissance UAVs were destroyed – two "Orlan-10" and one "Superkam"," Oleschuk noted.

The Odessa Journal

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