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Ukrainian air defense destroys Russian missile, 20 drones overnight
On the night of December 17, Russian troops launched strike drones and missiles at Ukraine. The Air Defense Forces downed 20 Russian UAVs and a Kh-59 guided missile
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Ukraine's Air Force reports it.
During the nighttime assault, Russian troops launched an Iskander-K cruise missile and a Kh-59 guided air missile from the occupied territories of Crimea and the Kherson region. Additionally, 20 Shahed attack drones were deployed from the Primorsko-Akhtarsk regions in the Russian Federation and Chauda in Crimea.
Anti-aircraft missile units and mobile fire groups from the Air Force and Defense Forces of Ukraine were engaged in repelling the air attack.
Consequently, 20 Shahed drones and one Kh-59 guided air missile were successfully downed, preventing the Iskander-K cruise missile from reaching its target.
The air targets were eliminated within the Odesa, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and Khmelnytskyi regions.
- On the evening of Saturday, December 16, Russian troops launched Shahed drones to attack Ukraine. One of the downed drones fell into a residential area in the Odesa region, causing an explosion that led to the tragic death of a man.
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