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Ukrainian defenders destroy 45 Shahed UAVs on New Year's Eve

1 January, 2023 Sunday
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During the night of January 1, Ukrainian air defense has destroyed 45 Russian Shaked-131/136 UAVs

The Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported the information.

 "On the night from December 31, 2022 to January 1, 2023, Russian troops attacked Ukraine with Iranian-produced Shahed-131/136 'kamikaze' drones," the statement says.

The Ukrainian Air Force reports the result: Ukrainian defenders destroyed 45 attack UAVs aimed at Ukraine.

The report specified that 13 drones were eliminated in 2022 and 32 in 2023.

  • On December 31, the Russian military attacked 8 regions of Ukraine: Ukrainian defenders shot down all 13 UAVs launched. Russian troops also launched 31 missile and 12 airstrikes.
  • On the night from December 31 to January 1, Russian troops struck the Kyiv region and Kyiv city. Ukrainian air defense eliminated 32 enemy objects.
  • On New Year's Eve, the Russian military twice shelled the Nikopol district, a 48-year-old woman was injured in an attack on a residential building.
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