Ukraine destroys 28 of 29 Shahed kamikaze drones Russia fired in latest mass attack - Air Force
Ukraine's defense forces destroyed 28 of the 29 Shahed-131/136 attack drones the Russian invaders fired at Ukraine on May 21, Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk reported on Telegram.
Russia launched drones from three areas: Primorsko-Akhtarsk and Kursk in Russia, and Cape Chauda in temporarily occupied Crimea.
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The enemy's air attack was repelled by mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, anti-aircraft missile units of the Air Force and Ground Forces, fighter aircraft, and electronic warfare units.
The 28 drones were downed over seven Ukrainian oblasts: Odesa, Mykolaiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Cherkasy, Kherson, and Kirovohrad.
An air alert was announced over much of Ukraine overnight on May 21 due to a new mass attack by Russia.
There are at least four victims after Kharkiv was hit and explosions were reported in Odesa.
Read also: Russia targets Lviv Oblast in Western Ukraine in overnight drone attack
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