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Ukrainian troops down Russian Su-25, Iranian-made kamikaze drone

The sky over Kherson and Mykolaiv regions has become a bit safer.

Ukrainian troops down Russian Su-25, Iranian-made kamikaze drone
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Today Ukrainian troops destroyed two Russian air targets, the Air Force Command has said.

The Odesa anti-aircraft missile brigade of the Operational Command South downed a Russian Su-25 attack aircraft in Kherson Region at around 5 p.m.

An air defence unit shot down a Russian kamikaze drone in Mykolayiv Region at around 4 p.m. It was an Iranian-made Shahed-136 drone, which the Russian occupiers named Geran-2.

According to the Command, the Shahed-136 is a 200-kg drone with a wingspan of 2.5 metres.

At around 8 a.m. yesterday, Ukrainian defenders destroyed a Russian Su-25 attack aircraft in Kherson Region.

On 19 September, Ukraine's anti-aircraft missile units destroyed seven targets, including one aircraft.

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