Russia attacked Ukraine with drones at night: how many "Shahed" drones were destroyed

During the night of Wednesday, June 19, the Russian occupiers attacked Ukraine with 21 "Shahed-131/136" attack drones. Air defense forces shot down 19 UAVs.

This was reported by Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk, Commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The Russians launched the drones from the directions of Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia and Cape Chauda in annexed Crimea.

"As a result of combat operations, 19 enemy "Shahed" attack UAVs were shot down in Kherson, Mykolaiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovohrad, Khmelnytskyi and Lviv regions," he said.

It is noted that the air attack was repelled by fighter aircraft, anti-aircraft missile units, and electronic warfare units of the Air Force, as well as mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.

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