The Defense Forces shot down 13 Shahed-136 drones in Mykolayiv region overnight. The Russians attacked the region twice

Author:
Sofiia Telishevska
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On the night of October 19, Russian troops twice attacked the Mykolaiv region with Shahed-136 kamikaze drones.

This is reported by the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

According to the summary, the Ukrainian military shot down a total of 13 Iranian drones.

"Eleven drones were shot down by the Forces of the Southern Air Command, and two were "landed" by the National Guard," the command clarifies.

  • Recently, Russian troops have increased their shelling of Ukraineʼs energy infrastructure. They use cruise missiles, surface-to-surface air defense missiles and Shahed-136 kamikaze drones provided by Iran for their attacks. During the massive Russian attack last week, 15 critical infrastructure facilities were damaged.