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17 Shahed drones were shot down over Ukraine — the Russians attacked with ballistics and drones

Shahed-136 drone. Photo from depositphotos. Shahed-136 drone. Photo from depositphotos.

On the night of July 24, the Russian army attacked Ukraine with Iskander-M ballistic missiles and 23 Shahed 131/136 attack drones. As a result of anti-aircraft combat, 17 enemy UAVs were shot down.

This was announced by the commander of the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Mykola Oleschuk.

So, the enemy launched a ballistic missile from the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation and hit the Kharkiv region with it. The occupiers also used another rocket, which is still being installed.

The Russians launched attack drones from Primorsko-Akhtarsk and the temporarily occupied Crimea. The south of Ukraine, in particular the Odesa region, came under enemy fire.

Units of mobile fire groups of the Defense Forces of Ukraine, anti-aircraft missile units and EW of the Air Force repelled the air attack.

We will remind you that during the day of July 22, the Russian army shelled 15 settlements of the Kherson region with various types of weapons, and seven people were injured.

We will also remind you that on Tuesday, July 23, Russian troops launched a missile attack on the Voznesensk district of the Mykolaiv region.

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