Yuriy Ignat, spokesperson for the Air Force Command of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, staited at a briefing at the Media Center Ukraine on Friday, October 21, that the Ukrainian forces shot down 85% of the Iranian-made drones involved in attacks in the past two weeks, Ukrinform reports.
"If we consider two weeks of intensive operation of our combat forces and means against drones and the effectiveness of their downing, then we have a figure of 85% today, especially if we are talking about Shahed-136 drones," spokesperson for the Air Force Command of Ukraine’s Armed Forces said.
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In addition, Yuriy Ignat noted that western air defense systems of various types and classes, which Ukraine expects to receive soon, would also be effective in shooting down Iranian drones.
He also added that since the first time of deployment of Iranian-made drones against Ukraine on September 13, the military has gained more knowledge about how to more effectively detect and destroy them.
Russia has escalated attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities and cities over the past 11 days using missiles and, according to Kyiv, Iranian-made Shahed-136 attack drones, reports Reuters. Tehran denies supplying such drones to Moscow and the Kremlin denies deploying Iranian drones on Ukraine.
As Defense Express reported, that Ukraine’s Air Force Reports Staggering Number of Downed Iranian-Made Shahed-136 Kamikaze Drones.
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