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Ukraine’s military has destroyed over half of Iranian drones Russia sent to Ukraine

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Ukraine took down 24 out of the 46 Shahed-136 kamikaze drones that Russia sent to Ukraine between Sept. 29 - Oct. 6, according to Ukraine's government.

Air defense took down 10 Iranian drones on Oct. 6 alone, including the six sent on the Mykolaiv Oblast, the Defense Ministry reported.

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