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On the evening of December 25 and the night of December 26, the defenders shot down 13 of 19 enemy Shaheds.
Source : Air Force
Verbatim : “From 18.30 on December 25 to 03.00 on December 26, 2023, the enemy attacked from the south-east with attack UAVs of the “Shahed” type.
“In total, launches of 19 Shaheds were recorded from the areas of Balaklava – Crimea and Primorsko-Akhtarsk – Russian Federation.”
Details : The Armed Forces note that as a result of the anti-aircraft battle, the forces and means of the Air Force and Defense Forces of Ukraine destroyed 13 attack UAVs “Shahed-136/131” within the Odessa, Kherson, Nikolaev and Khmelnytsky regions.
In addition, at about 02.30 on December 26, tactical aviation of the Air Force attacked the large landing ship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet “Novocherkassk” in the Feodosia area with cruise missiles.
“The result is obvious!” – the Air Force said in a statement.