Air defense shot down 18 out of 20 Shahed drones
Ninety percent of Shahed drones unleashed by Russia during a recent drone attack early on Nov. 1 were shot down by air defenses, Ukrainian Air Force officials said on Telegram.
"In total, 18 out of 20 Shahed-136/131 attack drones were shot down. A Kh-59 guided air missile was also destroyed."
The assault was launched from the Kursk region in Russia while other UAVs were launched from other regions in southern Russia.
In Kremenchuk, a city in Poltava Oblast, an oil refinery was hit by a UAV causing a fire, city officials said.
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