The Ukrainian air defense shot down on Tuesday night the 21 Shahed drones with which Russia attacked Ukrainian territory under the control of the Kiev Government, the Ukrainian Air Force reported this Wednesday.
Most of the drones targeted the western Khmelnytskyy region, where Russia attempted to attack a key Ukrainian air base on several occasions during the war.
Drones were also shot down in Odessa, Mikolaiv, Kherson (south), Zaporizhia (southeast), Dnipropetrovsk (center) and kyiv (north).
The drones were launched once again from Primorsko-Akhtarsk, southwest of the Russian Federation and very close to the Crimean peninsula in the Black Sea.
In the last few hours, the Ukrainian army also intercepted two Kh-59 guided aerial missiles of the three launched by the Russians, from occupied Kherson, against the southern region of Mykolayiv.
The military offensive launched on February 24, 2022 by Russia in Ukraine caused, according to the most recent UN data, the worst refugee crisis in Europe since the Second World War (1939-1945).
The Russian invasion – justified by Russian President Vladimir Putin with the need to “denazify” and demilitarize Ukraine for Russia’s security – was condemned by most of the international community, which has responded by sending weapons to Ukraine and imposing duties on Russia. political and economic. sanctions.
Source: TSF
