Zelenskyi revealed the details of the night attack on Ukraine and again appealed to partners.

Zelensky during a press conference
Zelensky during a press conference

On the night of September 14, Russia launched over 70 "shaheds" across Ukraine.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi reported this on Telegram.

According to him, thanks to the efforts of our defenders, the majority were shot down.

"I thank the soldiers of the army aviation, mobile fire groups, and air defense who protected Ukrainians all night in Kyiv, Cherkasy, Zhytomyr, Vinnytsia, Odesa, Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, Kherson, Kharkiv, and Donetsk regions. Thank you for protecting the sky!"

At the same Time, Zelenskyi emphasized that we need more capabilities to strengthen the air shield, air defense, and long-range capabilities to continue protecting our people's lives.

"We are working on this with all partners of Ukraine," the president added.

Meanwhile, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that on the night of September 14, the radio-technical troops of the Air Forces detected and tracked a total of 76 "shaheds" in the directions of Kursk, Yeisk - RF, Chounda - temporarily occupied territories of Crimea.

"The air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile forces, EW units, and mobile fire groups of the Defense Forces of Ukraine," the report said.

As a result of the anti-aircraft battle, 72 enemy strike UAVs were shot down in Odesa, Mykolaiv, Kherson, Poltava, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Donetsk, Zhytomyr, Dnipropetrovsk, Cherkasy, Vinnytsia, and Sumy regions.

In addition, two enemy drones were lost locally in Ukraine, and two more returned to Russia.

It should be reminded that Russia launched a massive attack on Konotop in the Sumy region.


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