Ukraine destroys 28 of 29 Shahed kamikaze drones Russia fired in latest mass attack - Air Force

An almost unharmed kamikaze drone (illustrative photo)

Russia launched drones from three areas: Primorsko-Akhtarsk and Kursk in Russia, and Cape Chauda in temporarily occupied Crimea.

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The enemy's air attack was repelled by mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, anti-aircraft missile units of the Air Force and Ground Forces, fighter aircraft, and electronic warfare units.

The 28 drones were downed over seven Ukrainian oblasts: Odesa, Mykolaiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Cherkasy, Kherson, and Kirovohrad.

An air alert was announced over much of Ukraine overnight on May 21 due to a new mass attack by Russia.

There are at least four victims after Kharkiv was hit and explosions were reported in Odesa.

Read also: Russia targets Lviv Oblast in Western Ukraine in overnight drone attack

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Section: Nation

Author: Alla Shcherbak