Ukrainian air defense eliminates six enemy UAVs, one guided missile in southern direction – AFU
Ukrainian air defense eliminated six enemy UAVs and one guided missile in the southern direction, the Ukrainian Air Force reports.
“On the night of October 17, the enemy used six attack UAVs of the Shahed type from the area of Cape Chuada (Crimea) and one X-59 guided missile from Su-34 aircraft from the airspace of the occupied Kherson region,” the report says.
The Air Force reports that all seven targets were destroyed by air defense of the air forces and air defense of other components of the Ukrainian defense forces in the southern direction.
The enemy also recorded the use of two S-300 guided anti-aircraft missiles in the eastern direction.
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