Defense Forces shoot down 22 out of 28 Russian UAVs – AFU Air Force
On the night of December 3, the Russian occupiers attacked the territory of Ukraine with 28 Shahed-type attack UAVs and other types of drones, according to the command of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
"As of 09:00, units of anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare and mobile fire groups of the Air Force and the Defense Forces of Ukraine shot down 22 enemy UAVs in Kyiv, Chernihiv, Vinnytsia, Khmelnytsky, Zhytomyr, Sumy, Odesa, Mykolaiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions," the Telegram channel says.
In addition, one drone was locally lost, two left the controlled airspace in the direction of Belarus and the temporarily occupied territory. Several hits were recorded on critical infrastructure facilities in Ternopil and Rivne regions.
The information is being clarified and updated.
The air attack was repelled by anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare units and mobile fire groups of the Air and Defense Forces of Ukraine.
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