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Air defence forces down 28 out of 29 Russia-launched Shaheds

The drones were shot down within Odesa, Mykolayiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Cherkasy, Kherson and Kirovohrad Regions. 

Air defence forces down 28 out of 29 Russia-launched Shaheds
Photo: Max Trebukhov

On the night of 21 May, Russians attacked Ukrainian cities with 29 Shahed-131/136 attack drones from three directions: Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Kursk (Russia) and Cape Chauda (Crimea), the Air Force Command reports.

"The enemy's air attack was repelled by mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defence Forces, with anti-aircraft missile units of the Air Force and the Army, fighter aircraft and electronic warfare units also involved," the statement said.

As a result of the air battle, 28 Shaheds were shot down in Odesa, Mykolayiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Cherkasy, Kherson and Kirovohrad Regions. 

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