Russia launches 48 Shahed drones on Ukraine, air defence intercepts 41
Pravda Ukraine
Russian forces launched nearly 50 Shahed attack drones on Ukraine on the night of 5-6 December, with Ukrainian forces intercepting 41 of the drones.
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook; Ukraine’s Air Force on Telegram
Quote from the Air Force: “There were a total of 48 Shahed-136/131 attack drones [the General Staff earlier reported Russia launched 50 drones – ed.]. Air defence forces destroyed 41 enemy attack drones.”
Details: Russian forces launched the drones from two directions: Cape Chauda in Crimea and Kursk Oblast in Russia.
Ukraine deployed fighter jets, anti-aircraft missile units and mobile fire groups to repel the Russian drone attack.
Background:
- Ukraine’s Air Force reported that Russian Shahed drones had been spotted in Ukraine’s south on the evening of 5 December.
- Later, Khmelnytskyi Oblast officials said that air defence forces had been activated in the oblast during a Russian drone attack.
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