" Nearly a dozen Shahed drones are shot down by Ukrainian air defense units in an hour "
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On Sunday night, Iranian Shahed-136 kamikaze drones once more struck the southern region of Ukraine. Of them, eleven were shot down.
"Shahed-136 kamikaze drones launched another attack in the south of Ukraine. Once again, our air defense units, in particular the anti-aircraft missile units of the Air Command "South" and auxiliary air force units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, performed superbly "The Ukrainian Armed Forces' Air Force published a message on Telegram.
On October 16, at 21:30 and 22:30, the Air Force personnel destroyed nine Shahed-136 kamikaze drones in less than an hour. One more Iranian drone was shot down by each of the Territorial Defense Forces of Ukraine and the National Guard.
According to reports, the Iranian government is getting ready to give the Russian Federation ballistic missiles that will likely be utilized in a conflict with Ukraine.