Air Defense Forces destroyed 10 ballistic missiles and 10 drones at night: Air Force revealed details

On the night of December 13, Russian troops attacked Ukraine with kamikaze drones and missiles. The enemy launched the UAVs from the Balaklava area in the temporarily occupied Crimea, and the missiles aimed at the capital flew on a ballistic trajectory.

Air Defense Forces shot down 10 drones and 10 missiles. This was reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The defenders of the Ukrainian sky reported that almost all kamikaze drones were destroyed in the south of the country.

"On the night of December 13, 2023, the occupiers attacked with Shahed drones from the area of Balaklava (occupied Crimea). The launches of 10 Shahed-136/131 attack UAVs were recorded. All ten were destroyed by the Air Force in cooperation with the air defense units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces. Almost all enemy UAVs were shot down in the Odesa region in the area of responsibility of the Air Command South," the statement said.

One of the enemy drones was shot down in the Khmelnytskyi region.

"Last night, during an air alert, the Ukraine's Air Defense Forces neutralized a Shahed attack UAV in the Khmelnytskyi region. There were no casualties, destruction, or damage to infrastructure as a result of the UAV attack," the Khmelnytskyi Regional Military Administration reported.

In the middle of the night, the invaders attacked the capital of our country with missiles. As with the drones, the air defense forces showed 100% efficiency.

"At exactly 03:00 on December 13, 2023, the enemy launched a missile attack on the capital of Ukraine. All ten targets flying in the direction of Kyiv on a ballistic trajectory were shot down by an anti-aircraft missile unit of the Air Force. The type of missiles can only be determined after the relevant services examine the wreckage," the Air Force noted.

Commander of the Air Force of Ukraine Mykola Oleshchuk thanked the defenders of the sky for their excellent work.

"Thank you for your accuracy! Thank you for your protection! Together to victory!" he wrote.

As reported earlier, Russian troops attacked Kyiv with missiles in the middle of the night on December 13.

A series of powerful explosions occurred in the Ukrainian capital around 3:00 a.m. Air Defense Forces were working on enemy targets, fires broke out due to falling debris, and dozens of people were injured. According to the monitoring channels, ballistic missiles were used in the attack.

An air raid alert was declared in Kyiv and Chernihiv regions. All enemy targets flying towards Kyiv were destroyed by Air Defense Forces and its units.

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