Ukraine's air defense shoots down 24 out of 32 Shahed drones launched overnight
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Ukrainian air defense forces successfully intercepted 24 out of 32 Russian Shahed drones overnight, with one drone entering Romanian airspace, according to the Ukrainian Air Force on Telegram on Sept. 27.
Russia launched an attack on Ukraine using an Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missile from the temporarily occupied Crimea, as well as two Kh-22 cruise missiles from Tu-22M3 bombers over the Black Sea in the early hours of Sept. 27.
The Russian army also launched 32 Shahed suicide drones from Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia.
Ukrainian air defense units, including anti-aircraft missile troops, mobile fire groups, and electronic warfare units, were engaged in repelling the air attack.
One drone reportedly entered Romanian airspace, while another was lost due to electronic warfare countermeasures.
Air defense systems were active in the Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, and Odesa oblasts.
Several regions in Ukraine declared air raid alerts due to the threat of Russian drones. Explosions were heard in the cities of Dnipro, Izmail, Odesa, and Zaporizhzhya.
In Izmail, Odesa Oblast, three people were killed and 11 injured, including a child, as a result of the Shahed drone attack.
Russian forces also launched a missile strike on Dnipro, causing a fire at an industrial facility.
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