Air defense forces shot down 13 drones during Russian attack on Ukraine
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Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:12:34 +0200
The air defense forces reported on the results of their workAs reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a new enemy attack began on December 26 at 700 PM.Russian invaders struck with two IskanderM ballistic missiles from the Voronezh and Kursk regions of the Russian Federation.In addition, the enemy used 24 attack UAVs of the Shahed type and drones of other types from the directions of Orel, Bryansk, Millerovo Russia.Antiaircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups of the Air Force and Defense Forces of Ukraine were involved in the destruction of enemy targets.
As of 0900, the shooting down of 13 Shahed attack UAVs and other types of simulator drones in Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk, and Donetsk regions has been confirmed, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.
It is also worth noting that, thanks to the successful countermeasures of the Defense Forces, 11 enemy drone simulators were lost in location without negative consequences.
The Russian army carried out attacks on 12 communities in Sumy regioDuring December 26, Russian occupiers carried out 169 shellings of Sumy region.
In total, over 300 explosions were heard, a civilian was killed, and there was damage.
311 explosions were recorded.
The Sumy, Khotyn, Bilopol, Krasnopol, Velykopysariv, Novoslobod, Putyvl, Bereziv, Esman, Shalygin, Druzhbiv, and SeredinoBud communities were shelled, local authorities report.
In addition, it is noted that the enemy carried out mortar shelling, attacked with FPV drones, and also dropped antiaircraft missiles on the Krasnopil community.Currently, it is known that a private house was destroyed and set on fire.
One civilian was killed.In the SeredinoBudska community, mortar shelling, attacks by FPV drones, and dropping of VOG from UAVs were recorded 47 explosions.
As a result of the shelling, an apartment building and a private residential building were damaged.
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