Ukrainian forces shoot down 13 out of 15 kamikaze drones overnight

Ukrainian forces shoot down 13 out of 15 kamikaze drones overnight

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Ukrainian air defense forces destroyed 13 out of 15 Shahed kamikaze drones launched by the Russian army at Ukraine on the night of March 5 to March 6.

Ukrainian Air Force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat said this on Ukrainian television, according to an Ukrinform correspondent.

"Iranian-made Shahed-136/131 kamikaze drones were launched from the northern direction. According to preliminary information, 15 UAVs of this kind were launched, and 13 of them were destroyed by air defense forces, using various weapons," Ihnat said.

According to him, the invaders from the north attacked the central and eastern regions of Ukraine with drones.

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