Ukraine’s air defence downs 45 Russian drones, 40 others fail to achieve their targets

Russia launched an assault on Ukraine on the night time of 18-19 December with two Iskander-M ballistic missiles, an Kh-59/69 air-to-surface missile and 85 Shahed assault drones, together with different sorts of UAVs. Not one of the drones have reached their targets.

Supply: Ukraine's Air Pressure

Quote: "As of 08:30, 45 Shahed assault drones and different sorts of UAVs have been confirmed shot down in Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Khmelnytskyi, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk and Mykolaiv oblasts.

On account of energetic fight efforts by the defence forces, 40 enemy decoy drones disappeared from radar (with no harm brought on)."

Particulars: Homes, condo buildings and municipal property in Sumy and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts have been broken because of the missile assault. Early reviews point out no casualties.

"No UAV hits have been recorded and no details about destruction or casualties has been acquired," the Air Pressure emphasised.

Experiences point out that the Iskander missiles have been launched from quickly occupied Crimea and Russia's Rostov Oblast, the Kh-59/69 missile was launched from Russia's Kursk Oblast airspace and the drones have been launched from Russian cities of Bryansk, Kursk, Millerovo, and Orel.

Plane, anti-aircraft missile troops, digital warfare models, Air Pressure cell fireplace teams, and the remainder of Ukraine's defence forces have been concerned in repelling the assault.

Background: The Russians launched assault drones into Ukraine on the night of 18 December.

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