Russian air defense destroys 35 drones and 10 unmanned surface vessels overnight

18.07.2024, Moscow.

Russian air defense units shot down 35 Ukrainian drones as well as 10 unmanned boats overnight, the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry said on July 18.

33 UAVs were intercepted over Crimea, as well as 2 over the Bryansk region.

Also in the waters of the Black Sea, the on-duty firepower was able to hit ten unmanned boats.

On July 17, the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, said that during the day, the air defense forces shot down a French Hammer AASM, two US HIMARS missiles, and 59 unmanned aerial vehicles.

Source: Rossa Primavera News Agency