Ukraine intercepted 17 out of 18 Russian Shaheds overnight
Russian forces deployed 18 Shahed-131/136 attack drones and two Iskander-M ballistic missiles to attack Ukraine on the night of 5-6 June, with Ukraine intercepting 17 of the drones.
Source: the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Telegram
Quote from the Air Force: "Seventeen attack drones were shot down by air defence [troops] in Mykolaiv, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia and Khmelnytskyi oblasts."
Details: The Air Force also reported that the Russians launched missiles from the city of Taganrog, Russia, while the Shahed drones were launched from the city of Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Russia, and Cape Chauda in Russian-occupied Crimea.
The Russian attacks were repelled by Ukraine’s Defence Forces’ mobile firing groups, air defence forces, fighter aircraft, and electronic warfare units from Ukraine’s Air Force.
Background:
- The Air Force said Russian drones were operating in Ukraine's south late on 5 June, with an air-raid warning in place for nearly five hours.
- An explosion rocked Zaporizhzhia during a Russian Shahed drone attack in the early hours of 6 June.
Support UP or become our patron!
