Ukrainian Air Force downs enemy aircraft, kamikaze drone in southern Ukraine
Russian aircraft Su-25, illustrative photo (Photo:Operational Command “South”/Facebook)
Ukrainian air defense forces shot down a Russian plane, likely a Su-25, in Mykolaiv Oblast, as well as a Shahed-136 kamikaze drone that tried to attack Odesa, the Ukrainian military’s South Air Command reported on Facebook on Oct. 9.
The spokesman for the Odesa Air Defense Command Serhiy Bratchuk later confirmed the shoot-downs on Telegram.
The enemy tried to attack Odesa with a Shahed-136 kamikaze drone around 11:30 a.m. The unmanned aerial vehicle was destroyed over the sea.
At 11.00 a.m. in Mykolaiv Oblast, air defense forces shot down a Russian aircraft (probably a Su-25, the type is being verified).
Russian troops attacked the city of Zaporizhzhya for the first time with Iranian Shahed-136 kamikaze drones on the night of Oct. 7. One person was injured in that attack.
The attack also caused destruction to infrastructure facilities in two districts of the city.
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