Ukrainian air defence downs 53 out of 56 Russian attack drones overnight

The Russians bombarded Ukraine with 56 Shahed attack UAVs on the night of 15-16 September. Ukrainian air defence forces destroyed 53 of the drones, while the remaining three disappeared from radar. Source: press service for Ukraine's Air Force Command 

Details: From 20:00 on 15 September to 06:00 on 16 September, air surveillance troops of the Air Force detected and monitored 56 attack UAVs that were launched from the Russian cities of Kursk and Yeysk.

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The main focus of the Russian attack this time was Kyiv Oblast. The air attack was repelled by Ukrainian aircraft, anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare units and mobile firing groups of the Air Force and the Ukrainian defence forces. As a result of combat efforts, 53 attack UAVs were shot down in Kyiv, Cherkasy, Vinnytsia, Poltava, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, Kirovohrad, Mykolaiv and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts.

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Three more Russian drones had disappeared from radar in several oblasts, but early reports indicate that they did not cause casualties or damage.

Background: On the night of 15-16 September, Kyiv was subjected to the eighth Russian air attack in September alone.

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