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The Russian army attacked Ukraine with missiles and drones at night: how the air defense worked

The Russian army attacked Ukraine with missiles and drones at night: how the air defense worked

фото: Reuters

On the night of Sunday, August 17, Russian troops again attacked Ukrainian territory with attack drones and a missile.

The Ukrainian Air Force reported this.

From 19:30 on August 16, the occupiers launched an Iskander-M ballistic missile and 60 Shahed attack drones and drone imitators at Ukraine in the directions of Kursk, Bryansk, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk and Shatalovo.

The air attack was repelled by electronic warfare units, mobile fire teams and unmanned aerial systems.

As of 09:00, Ukrainian air defense shot down and suppressed 40 enemy UAVs of various types in the north and east of the country.

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