Ukraine’s air defense units intercept all 35 Shahed drones launched by Russia last night

Ukraine’s air defense units intercept all 35 Shahed drones launched by Russia last night

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Last night Russian troops attacked Ukraine’s territory with 35 Shahed-type loitering munitions. Ukrainian forces downed them all.

The relevant statement was made by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

“On the night of January 2, 2024, the occupiers launched 35 Shahed-136/131 combat drones from the [temporarily occupied] Crimea’s Chauda Cape and Russia’s Primorsko-Akhtarsk,” the report states.

In cooperation with the Defense Forces, Ukraine’s air defense units intercepted all enemy drones.

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