“34 out of 51 enemy drones were shot down over Ukraine at night, 12 were lost, two returned to the Russian Federation. On the night of September 17, the Air Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled a massive attack by Russian drones. Of the 51 detected UAVs, 34 were destroyed, another 12 were lost due to EW, and 2 returned to Russia.”, — write on: unn.ua
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As indicated, on the night of September 17, 2024 (from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.), radio engineering troops of the Air Force detected and escorted 51 strike aircraft from the directions: Kursk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk – Russian Federation, Cape Chauda – Crimea.
The air attack of the enemy was repulsed by: aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, mobile fire groups and units of the Reb of the Air Force and the Defense Forces of Ukraine.
As a result of anti-aircraft combat, 34 attack UAVs were shot down. In addition, as a result of the active countermeasures of the EW means of the Defense Forces, twelve UAVs were lost in location in several regions of Ukraine (information about casualties and destruction was not received). Two more enemy attack drones returned to Russia
Anti-aircraft defense worked in the Mykolaiv, Kherson, Sumy, Poltava and Kharkiv regions.
Russian troops launched a massive air strike on SumySeptember 16, 2024, 21:36 • 62034 views