Ukrainian Air Defense Forces destroyed eight Shahed-type attack UAVs launched from Russia's Primorsko-Akhtarsk region. The drones were intercepted and shot down over Mykolaiv, Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kirovohrad oblasts by anti-aircraft missile units and mobile fire groups.
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Eight Shahed-type attack UAVs were launched from the Primorsko-Akhtarsk region (Russia) on the night of January 22, 2024
All eight Shaheds were destroyed by Ukrainian air defense over Mykolaiv, Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kirovohrad regions
Anti-aircraft missile units and mobile fire groups of the Air Forces and Ukrainian Defense Forces participated in the defense operation
The drones were downed within Mykolaiv, Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk and Kirovohrad oblasts
Another two above Mykolaiv Oblast.
All eight 'Shaheds' were destroyed by anti-aircraft missile units and mobile fire groups of the Air Force and Defense Forces of Ukraine within Mykolaiv, Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk and Kirovohrad regions.
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