Air defense forces destroy 84 of 112 Russian drones launched against Ukraine

According to Ukrinform, the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on Facebook.

"On the night of September 4 (starting at 7:30 p.m. on September 3), the enemy attacked with 112 Shahed-type strike UAVs and various types of dummy drones from the following directions: Kursk, Briansk, Millerovo, Orel, Primorsko-Akhtarsk – Russian Federation, Hvardiyske – TOT Crimea," the statement said.

The air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare and unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups of the Defense Forces.

According to preliminary data, as of 09:00, air defense forces shot down or suppressed 84 enemy Shahed-type UAVs and various types of drone simulators in the north, south, and east of the country.

Twenty-eight strike UAVs were recorded hitting 17 locations, and five locations where downed UAVs fell.

As reported by Ukrinform, warehouses burned in Odesa as a result of an attack by Russian UAVs.

Photo: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine