Since September 11, the Ukrainian military has shot down nearly 500 Russian-launched drones using air defense systems. Spokesman Yuriy Ihnat stated that all 84 drones launched in the first two days of 2023 were successfully intercepted.
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Since September 11, the Ukrainian military has shot down nearly 500 drones launched by Russia.
84 of these drones were launched in the first two days of 2023 and all were downed.
Since September, Ukrainian defenders have destroyed almost half a thousand enemy drones.
In the latest massive attack, air defenses destroyed 100% of the drones that were launched by Russia.
84 drones were shot down in two days - it is New Year's Eve and after New Year's Eve.
Ihnat notes intelligence information about a new batch of 250 drones, with at least half already used.
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