- The Ukrainian military announced that Ukraine had destroyed 17 Russian Shahid attack drones overnight.
- The air defense victory came after President Zelenskiy warned of the depletion of air defense systems.
- “We must increase the number of long-range anti-aircraft defense systems,” the wartime president said.
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Ukraine’s air defense system successfully intercepted 17 Shahed drones overnight. Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Reported via social media.
Russian forces launched Kh-31 guided missiles from the occupied Luhansk region, Iskander-M ballistic missiles from occupied Crimea, and 17 Shahed 131/136 attack drones from Cape Chauda.
As a result of the air battle, the Ukrainian Armed Forces shot down all 17 enemy Shahed attack drones in the Kharkiv, Dnipro and Poltava regions.
The Defense Forces of southern Ukraine wrote: telegram A missile, possibly an Iskander-M, landed in Odesa, causing a fire that was quickly extinguished.
The fate of the Kh-31 missile is unknown.
Earlier this week, Business Insider’s Sinead Baker reported that Ukrainian drones attacked a facility that manufactures the Shahed long-range attack drone.
The Iranian-developed Shahed-136 drone is propeller-driven and can carry an estimated maximum of 110 pounds of explosives.
Last night’s air defense operation was successful, but President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned that the system was lacking.
“We must increase the number of long-range anti-aircraft defense systems,” the wartime president said.
He stressed that if Russia continues to attack Ukraine on the same scale as last month, “we may run out of missiles, and our partners know that.” politiko.
Ukraine’s critical munitions and defense shortages have been exacerbated by gridlock in the U.S. Congress, which has stalled a $60 billion aid plan.
Business Insider has contacted the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces for comment.