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Russia's September 6 massive attack on Ukraine: Air defense destroyed 8 missiles 

6 September, 2023 Wednesday
09:18

On the night of September 6, Russian troops attacked Ukrainian territory with cruise and ballistic missiles as well as drones. Air defense forces destroyed 23 air targets

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This was reported by Ukraine's Air Force.

It is specified that the enemy fired 33 air targets in total, including 7 air-launched missiles of the Kh-101/Kh-555/Kh-55 type, one Iskander-M ballistic missile, and 25 Shahed-136/131 attack drones.

Instead, the Air Defense Forces destroyed: 

  • 7 Kh-101/Kh-555/Kh-55 cruise missiles
  • an Iskander-M ballistic missile

  • 15 Shahed-136/131 strike UAVs.

"Air defense was working along the route of the missiles and drones. Anti-aircraft missile troops, fighter aircraft, mobile fire groups, and other military units were involved in repelling the air attack," the statement reads.

On the night of September 5-6, Russian terrorists attacked Odesa region with attack UAVs and fired missiles at Kyiv. Read more about the attack here!

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