Zelensky thanks Ukraine's air defense forces for downing all Shahed drones overnight

Zelensky thanks Ukraine's air defense forces for downing all Shahed drones overnight

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has thanked Ukraine's air defense forces for shooting down all 36 Iranian-made Shahed kamikaze drones launched by the Russians at Ukraine overnight.

The head of state said this in a Telegram post, according to Ukrinform.

"A difficult night. Continuing to terrorize Ukraine, the enemy used 36 Shaheds. None of them reached their target. I thank our air defense forces for the 100% result," Zelensky wrote.

Read also: Ukrainian forces destroy all 36 Shahed drones launched by Russians overnight

On the night of May 24-25, Ukraine's defense forces destroyed all 36 Iranian-made Shahed-136/131 attack drones launched by the enemy.

According to Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Yurii Ihnat, most of the UAVs were launched at Ukraine's western regions.

Photo: Office of the President of Ukraine

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