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Ukrainian air defence downs 40 Russian UAVs overnight, one still flying over Ukraine

Ukrainian air defence downs 40 Russian UAVs overnight, one still flying over Ukraine

Russian forces bombarded Ukraine with 50 Shahed attack UAVs and unidentified drones on the night of 23-24 October. As of the morning of 24 October, 40 Russian UAVs were confirmed to have been shot down.

Source: Ukraine’s Air Force on Telegram

Quote: "As of 08:30, 40 enemy UAVs have been confirmed downed in Odesa, Mykolaiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyi, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Kyiv, Poltava, and Chernihiv oblasts."

Details: It is reported that seven Russian drones disappeared from radar, one was still flying in Ukraine’s airspace, and two more turned back towards Russia and Belarus.

The Russians also fired two Kh-22 cruise missiles and two Kh-59 missiles at Ukraine overnight. The Air Force said that the missiles did not reach their targets.

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