At night, the Russians attacked Ukraine with drones and “Iskander” missiles. How the air defense worked

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Oleksandr Bulin
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On the night of August 13, the Russian army attacked Ukraine with 49 Shahed attack UAVs and simulator drones of various types and 2 “Iskander-M”/KN-23 missiles.

The Air Force reports this.

This time, the Russians launched drones from locations such as Shatalovo, Kursk, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk. The missiles were launched from the Kursk region of the Russian Federation.

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

Ukrainian air defense neutralized 2 “Iskander-M” missiles and 32 enemy Shahed UAVs and simulator drones of various types in the north and east of the country.

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Another 17 drones were hit in 15 locations.

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