During Russia's massive night attack on July 4, dozens of Shahed attack drones were shot down by interceptor drones.
This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky in an evening video address following the 1,227th day of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine.
Zelensky on the downing of Shahed by interceptor drones
The day had started off tough, the president said, with Russia launching more than 500 attack drones and missiles.
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It was difficult, but a significant part was still shot down by air defense forces, he noted. However, there were also hits, Zelensky said.
— Today, the interceptor drones had important results. Dozens of Shahed were shot down by interceptors. We are scaling this up as much as possible. More production of such interceptor drones, training and preparation of our drone operators. A clear task, — the head of state said.
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