10:46 01.11.2023

AFU eliminates 18 out of 20 shock shaheds, one X-59 missile – Air Force

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AFU eliminates 18 out of 20 shock shaheds, one X-59 missile – Air Force

On Wednesday night, the Defense Forces eliminated 18 out of 20 shock shaheds and one X-59 missile, with which the Russian occupation forces tried to attack critical infrastructure facilities in Ukraine, according to the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

"A total of 18 out of 20 shock drones Shahed-136/131 were shot down. The X-59 guided aviation missile was also destroyed," the report says.

It is reported that on the night of November 1, the occupiers struck critical infrastructure and military facilities, using attack drones of the Shahed-136/131 type and a guided aviation missile X-59.

So, the launch area of the X-59 and parts of the Shaheds is Kursk region of Russia, the rest of the enemy attack UAVs attacked from the south-eastern direction - Primorsko-Akhtarsky district of the Russian Federation.

The Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said that during the night attack, an air raid siren was declared in most regions of Ukraine. Strike UAVs were destroyed along the route by tactical aircraft, anti-aircraft missile units, as well as mobile fire groups of the Air Forces in cooperation with the Air Defense of the Defense Forces of Ukraine.

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