Russia attacked Ukrainian territory on Tuesday night with 26 drones kamikaze Iranian-made, but Ukraine’s anti-aircraft defenses shot down 21, the Ukrainian Air Force announced Wednesday on the Telegram platform.
the drones kamikazeor suicide bombs, are for a single use: they carry explosives and are destroyed in the attack.
The drones were launched from Russia’s Bryansk region in northeastern Ukraine and the Sea of Azov in the southeast.
Some of these drones were targeting the capital, kyiv, where, around midnight, air raid sirens went off and the Ukrainian Army managed to shoot down all drones that entered its airspace.
“The adversary’s tactics remain (…) unchanged: at nightfall, terrorists launch a wave of devices from various directions,” said the head of the Kiev Military Administration, Sergii Popko, on his Telegram account.
With the help of air defense systems received from the Western allies, Ukraine is now able to shoot down most of the drones. kamikaze with which Russia destroyed numerous Ukrainian energy infrastructures in autumn and winter.
According to some analysts, Russia continues to launch these low-cost drones to force Ukraine to spend much more expensive missiles and other types of anti-aircraft munitions. Drone interceptions could also help Russia locate defensive systems used by Ukraine.
Source: TSF
