The air defence forces shot down 15 out of 17 enemy Shahed drones that attacked Ukrainian territory on the night of 19 August.
This was reported by the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook.
"On the night of 19 August, russians launched strikes from the north with Shahed-136/131 UAVs. In total, 17 strike drones were launched from the Kursk area. With the combined efforts of the Air Force and other components of the Ukrainian Defence Forces, 15 enemy drones were destroyed," the report said.
The Air Forces informed that the air defence repelled attacks from enemy drones in the northern, central, and western regions.