On the night of March 19, Ukrainian defenders destroy 72 out of 145 drones used by enemy
The enemy attacked on the night of March 19 with two Iskander-M ballistic missiles, four S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles and 145 Shahed-type strike UAVs and various types of simulator drones from the following directions: Bryansk, Orel, Shatalovo, Kursk, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk of the Russian Federation, the Ukrainian Air Force reported on Telegram.
"As of 08:00, the downing of 72 Shahed-type attack UAVs and other types of drones has been confirmed in Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Vinnytsia, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhia and Odesa regions. Fifty-six enemy drone imitators have been lost (without negative consequences)," the Ukrainian Armed Forces inform.
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