Ukraine's air defence downs 18 attack drones and one returns to Russia

Russian forces launched an attack on Odesa Oblast using two Iskander-M ballistic missiles from temporarily occupied Crimea on the night of 7-8 October, along with an assault on other Ukrainian oblasts involving 19 strike drones launched from Russia's Primorsko-Akhtarsk. Ukrainian air defence managed to destroy 18 of the drones. Source: Ukraine's Air Force on Telegram

Quote: "As a result of combat efforts, all enemy drones were neutralised in Odessa, Mykolaiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Vinnytsia and Ternopil oblasts. [A total of] 18 were downed by aircraft, anti-aircraft missile units, mobile fire groups and electronic warfare units from Ukraine's defence forces, while one drone returned to Russia."

Background: A fire broke out in a high-rise building in Chornomorsk during a Russian drone attack on Odesa Oblast on the night of 7-8 October.

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