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Ukrainian defenders down all 32 Shaheds launched by Russians

The air defence system operated in seven regions.

 Ukrainian defenders down all 32 Shaheds launched by Russians
Mobile air defence brigade in Kyiv Region
Photo: Max Trebukhov

On the night of 5 July 2024, the Russian occupiers attacked Ukraine with 32 Shahed-131/136 attack UAVs.

This was reported by the Air Force Commander, Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk. 

According to him, the occupiers launched the drones from the Kursk and Primorsko-Akhtarsk regions in Russia. 

During the night, the defenders of the sky shot down all 32 Shaheds in Mykolayiv, Odesa, Kherson, Dnipro, Kyiv, Chernihiv and Cherkasy regions.

The attack was repelled by fighter aircraft, anti-aircraft missile units of the Air Force, mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defence Forces, and electronic warfare units.

Number of Shaheds shot down
Photo: Ukrainian Air Force
Number of Shaheds shot down

Meanwhile, in Russia, drones attacked Primorsko-Akhtarsk, from where the Russians launch Shaheds.

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