Night attack on Odessa region - 10 Iranian kamikaze drones destroyed

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Night attack on Odessa region - 10 Iranian kamikaze drones destroyed

11:15, 19.04.2023

Air defence soldiers shot down 10 of the 12 enemy drones.

This was reported by the commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Mykola Oleshchuk.

According to him, on the night of 19 April, Russia again attacked Odessa Region with Iranian kamikaze drones Shahed-136/131. As a result, the military managed to shoot down 10 drones.

However, two drones still failed to be shot down.

It is worth recalling that on the night of 19 April, Russia also attacked the Zaporizhzhya and Dnipropetrovsk regions with Iranian drones.

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