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Ukraine’s air defense forces neutralized 137 of the 164 UAVs Russia used to attack

Nadia Boianivska
13 September, 2025 Saturday
10:48

On the night of September 13, Russia launched an Iskander-M/KN-23 missile and 164 drones at Ukraine. Air defenses downed 137 of the drones

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Ukrainian Air Force reports.

It is reported that the enemy launched drones from the directions of Kursk, Oryol, Bryansk, Millerovo, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia. About 90 of them were Shahed 'kamikaze' drones.

The air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare and unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups of Ukraine’s Defense Forces.

“According to preliminary data, as of 09:00, air defense shot down or suppressed 137 enemy UAVs — Shahed, Gerbera, and other types — over the north, south, east, and center of the country,” the Air Force reported.

They added that a missile strike and 27 attack drones hit nine locations, and debris from downed UAVs fell on three locations.

  • On Friday evening, September 12, the Russian occupation army launched attack drones against Ukrainian territory.

 

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