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08:52 06 Mar 2023

Ukraine's air defense destroys 13 out of 15 russian kamikaze drones in night attack

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The russian army launched 15 Shahed kamikaze drones all over Ukraine in the night from Sunday to Monday. 

Ukraine's Defense forces destroyed 13, according to the Air Force Command spokesperson at the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Yurii Ihnat, Ukrinform reports.

"Iranian-made Shahed-136/131 kamikaze drones were launched from the northern direction," Ihnat said on the air of the national telethon. "According to the preliminary information, 15 of these UAVs were launched, and 13 were destroyed by air defense using various fire means." 

According to him, invaders attacked Ukraine's central and eastern regions with drones from the north.

As reported, on the night of March 5-6, an air alert was declared in several northern, eastern, and central regions, which lasted for several hours.

In the eastern region of Dnipropetrovsk, the Ukrainian military destroyed four enemy drones on the night of March 6.

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