Ukraine's air defence forces destroyed 17 out of 20 Russian Shahed drones over Odesa Oblast during the night of 8-9 May.
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Air Force anti-aircraft missile forces as well as mobile fire groups from Ukraine's Defence Forces destroyed 17 attack drones in Odesa Oblast
Ukraine destroyed 17 out of 20 Shahed-type drones in the Odesa region overnight.
Ukrainian air defense units destroyed 17 of 20 Shahed-type drones that Russia launched overnight
The drones were launched from the occupied Crimean peninsula
Missile units and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Air Force intercepted the drones over Odesa Oblast
Of the 20 Shahed drones launched at Odesa region, Ukraine downed 17
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