Ukrainian Armed Forces destroy more than half of Shahed drones launched by Russia

YEVHEN KIZILOV — THURSDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2022, 19:30

The Armed Forces of Ukraine have destroyed 60% of the 86 Shahed-136 kamikaze drones that Russia has already launched on Ukraine.

Source: Oleksii Hromov, Deputy Head of the Main Operational Directive of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, his words are quoted by the Ministry of Defence

Details: Hromov said that over the last week alone, the Defence Forces of Ukraine destroyed 24 Shahed drones. 

During this period, the Russian forces used a total of 46 UAVs of this type to attack military facilities, civilian infrastructure, and the positions of Ukrainian troops.

Quote: "This night, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed 9 out of 12 kamikaze drones. In total, since the beginning of the enemy's use of the Shahed-136 UAV, 86 drones were used by it, of which 60% were destroyed."

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