• 09/21/2024

Total of 11 drones shot down in Odesa Oblast last night: approached from sea at critically low altitude – video

Pravda Ukraine

A total of 11 drones were shot down in Odesa Oblast on the night of 16-17 January, as they approached the coast, most of them crashed into the sea. The kamikaze drones were approaching from the Black Sea at a critically low altitude.

Source: Ukrainian South (Pivden) Defence Forces

Details: According to the military, the Russians attacked the southern oblasts with Shahed-131/136 attack drones at night. Air defence units have been working for almost 3 hours.

The debris of several downed drones and the blast wave damaged apartment buildings, shops, and private cars in the Prymorskyi district of Odesa.

One drone was destroyed in Mykolaiv Oblast, and another one – in Kirovohrad Oblast.

Background:

  • On the night of 16-17 January, a series of explosions rang out in Odesa. A residential building was damaged by Russian terrorists’ attack with attack drones. A fire was reported.
  • A total of 130 people were evacuated from the damaged building. Three residents were injured.

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