Russia launched overnight Thursday several groups of Shahed kamikaze drones at Ukraine from three directions: Chauda in occupied Crimea, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, and Kursk.
That’s according to the Ukrainian Air Force, Ukrinform reports.
A total of 35 Shahed-136/131 have been launched in waves, at different times, between 20:00 on December 20 and 03:30 on December 21.
It is noted that tactical aviation, air defense units, and mobile fire groups Forces of Ukraine were involved in an effort to intercept the incoming targets.
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Ukraine’s defenders ultimately shot down 34 of 35 enemy drones.
Air defense forces were activated in Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Vinnytsia, Cherkasy, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, Khmelnytskyi, Sumy, Poltava, Chernihiv, and Kirovohrad regions.
