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Night attack with Shaheds: Ukraine's air defense destroys 17 targets

Night attack with Shaheds: Ukraine's air defense destroys 17 targets Photo: Ukraine's air defense destroys 17 Shaheds (GettyImages)

On the night of September 20, the Russians launched an attack on Ukraine using kamikaze drones Shahed. The Ukrainian air defense shot down 17 targets, reports the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

It is noted that the enemy launched 24 UAVs at the territory of Ukraine.

"17 of them were destroyed by the Ukrainian air defense. Information about the consequences of this terrorist attack is currently being clarified," the statement says.

Night attack

On the night of September 20, the Russians launched several groups of barrage munitions of the Shahed type at the territory of Ukraine. The enemy launches were carried out from the Kursk and Belgorod regions of the Russian Federation.

The Ukrainian Air Force had warned that enemy kamikaze drone groups could change their routes, so an alert was announced in many regions of Ukraine. There were also reports of the air defense system targeting enemy assets.

Later, it became known that one of the enemy's targets was the Poltava region. The Armed Forces of Ukraine promised to provide information about the consequences later.