Russia attacked Ukraine with 38 Shahed drones overnight, the Ukrainian Air Force said on Tuesday, September 26, claiming that 26 of these aircraft had been shot down.
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On Telegram, in its daily report, the Ukrainian Air Force wrote that “ the launches of 38 Shahed (…) were recorded » during the night of September 26, specifying that Ukrainian defenses had destroyed 26 of these Iranian-made devices. The Odessa region (south) is one of the positions struck during the night by Russian forces.
Two hours of assault
The assault, which notably targeted the port of Izmail, lasted two hours, regional governor Oleg Kiper reported, still on Telegram messaging, affirming that “ most drones » had been shot. “ Unfortunately, the port infrastructure was affected “, he explained, also deploring two injured truck drivers, including one hospitalized. A checkpoint and warehouses, as well as around thirty trucks, were damaged, he added.
The river port of Izmail, located on the Danube on the border with Romania, a NATO member country, has become one of the main routes for exporting Ukrainian agricultural products to the Black Sea after its abandonment last month of July of the agreement which allowed Ukraine to freely transit its production. Russian assaults in the southern regions of Odessa and Mykolaiv have increased since then.
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This new offensive comes after a Russian attack described as “ massive » by the authorities of Odessa, Monday September 25. The region was then attacked by 19 Shahed drones and missiles, including two supersonic Onyxes. Also in the south, in the Kherson region, four people were injured after Russian attacks Monday evening, according to Governor Oleksandr Prokudin. In the Dnipropetrovsk region, the town of Kryvyi Rig was hit by a ballistic missile, according to initial information transmitted early Tuesday by the head of the local military administration, Oleksandr Vilkul. “ There are no victims “, he reported on Telegram, adding that the Nikopol district was also hit, again without casualties.
(With AFP)
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