Ukrainian Air Force shoots down 4 of 7 Shahed kamikaze drones

Monday, 2 October 2023, 08:50

Russia attacked Ukraine with 7 Shahed kamikaze drones on the night of 1-2 October, with Ukrainian forces managing to shoot down 4 Russian UAVs.

Source: Ukrainian Air Force on Telegram; Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Yurii Ihnat, during the national joint 24/7 newscast

Quote from Ukrainian Air Force: "A total of 7 attack UAVs were launched. The Ukrainian Air Force destroyed 4 Shahed-131/136s."

Details: The Russians launched their Shaheds from the southeast (Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Russia).

Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Yurii Ihnat, speaking during the national 24/7 newscast, added that the Russians also used a ballistic missile on one of the fronts.

"We are still determining what happened to it," Ihnat said.

Background:

Earlier, Natalia Humeniuk, spokeswoman for Operational Command Pivden (South), said three drones had been shot down over Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and one in Kherson Oblast. The spokeswoman also said hits had occurred.

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