Russians released 14 Shahed UAVs and missile over Ukraine last night
Air defense forces downed 14 'Shahed' UAVs overnight (photo: facebook.com/JointForcesCommandAFU)
The Ukrainian Air Defense Forces successfully intercepted and downed all Shakhed kamikaze drones that Russian Forces attempted to use in an attack on Ukraine overnight on December 15, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook and the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Telegram.
It is reported that the enemy launched one С-300 surface-to-air missile and 14 attack drones towards various regions of Ukraine.
"During the night, Russian occupiers once again attacked Ukraine, using a zenith-guided С-300 missile and 14 UAVs of the Shahed-136/131 type. All strike drones were destroyed by the forces and means of air defense," the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.
The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine added that the drones were launched from the area of Primorsko-Akhtarsk in the Krasnodar Krai of the Russian Federation.
All enemy drones were shot down by mobile fire groups of the Air Force and the Armed Forces of Ukraine within the regions of Mykolaiv, Kherson, Khmelnytskyi, and Poltava.
Russian night attack on the night of December 15
Yesterday late in the evening on November 14, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported the launch of several Shahed groups in the direction of central and western regions, with the majority flying towards the Khmelnytskyi region. Soon after, reports emerged about the Ukrainian Air Defense Forces operating in the same region.
During the night, residents of Kharkiv were also warned about a missile threat, and a loud explosion was heard in the city.
