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Defence Forces down 14 out of 17 Russia-launched Shaheds, one X-59 guided missile overnight

Russians attacked from Prymorsko-Akhtarsk, Belgorod Region, and from the temporarily occupied territory of Zaporizhzhya Region. 

Defence Forces down 14 out of 17 Russia-launched Shaheds, one X-59 guided missile overnight
Air defence is working on target
Photo: Sumy RMA’s press service

On the night of 12 February, Russia attacked Ukraine with 17 Shahed-136/131 UAVs from the Primorsko-Akhtarsk area (Russia), an X-59 guided missile (TOT of Zaporizhzhya Region) and S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles (from Belgorod Region), the Air Force Command reported.

As a result of combat operations, 14 Shaheds and one X-59 guided missile were shot down within Khmelnytskyy, Vinnytsya, Kirovohrad, Mykolayiv, Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhya Regions.

Units of mobile firing groups of the Air Force and the Defence Forces were involved in repelling the air attack. 

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