In the evening, the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed eight Iranian Shahed-136 kamikaze drones - Air Force
Date: 2022-10-18 Author: Кирило Загоруйко Categories: WAR
Around 21:00, eight Shahed-136 Iranian-made kamikaze drones were destroyed.
This is reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
"Eight Iranian-made Shahed-136 kamikaze drones were destroyed around 21:00 on October 17 in the area of responsibility of the Center Air Command," the message says.
It is noted that six of them were shot down by fighter aircraft, anti-aircraft missile units and mobile fire groups of portable anti-aircraft missile systems, and two more Shahed-136s were shot down by anti-aircraft gunners of the Ground Forces.
In addition, at about 15:00, during a missile attack from the Black Sea, the air defense of the Air Force shot down two Caliber cruise missiles.
