Russia attacked Ukraine with drones at night: how many "Shaheds" were destroyed by Air Defense Forces

On the night of Tuesday, June 5, the Russian occupiers attacked Ukraine with 27 "Shahed-131/136" attack drones. Ukrainian air defense destroyed 22 of them.

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

The invaders launched the UAVs from Kursk, Russia, and Cape Chauda in the annexed Crimea.

"As a result of the air battle, 22 "Shaheds" were shot down in Mykolaiv, Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy and Poltava regions," Oleshchuk told.

According to him, anti-aircraft missile units and electronic warfare systems of the Air Force, as well as mobile fire groups of the Defense Forces of Ukraine, were involved in repelling the enemy's air attack.

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