UAV event in Sumy Oblast, Shostka area, Ukraine on Wed 8th March 2023

8th March 2023

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The Ukrainian Air Force has destroyed two Shahed-131/136 Iranian-made kamikaze drones which the occupiers deployed to attack Ukraine on the night of 7-8 March. Quote from Air Force: "The air defence forces have destroyed two Shahed-131/136 Iranian-made kamikaze drones, which the occupiers deployed to attack Ukraine from the north at midnight on 7-8 March." According to Sumy Oblast Military Administration, one Shahed was downed over the territory of Shostka district. Background: A total of 2,098 Russian operational-tactical UAVs have been destroyed since the beginning of the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine. [Fenix Insight cannot verify whether the source image is related to the event or a stock image]

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Sumy Oblast ( Shostka area )

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