Moon of Alabama – May 22, 2024

Reports of damage caused by Russian drones in Ukraine are regularly followed by reports which claim that all drones were shot down.

Via Strana (machine translations):

Russians hit Konotop and Shostka power facilities in Sumy region

08:22, today

Last night, Russian troops launched an air strike on the energy facilities of Konotop and Shostka in the Sumy region.

This is reported by the Sumy OVA. “The enemy launched an air strike, using a Shahed-type UAV, on the energy facilities of the cities of Shostka and Konotop,” the report says.

Currently, work is underway to restore power supply, which was cut off due to an enemy strike.

Also in the OVA reported that over the Sumy region this night destroyed 7 enemy UAVs of the type “Shahed”.

Ukrenergo reported that Sumy and the surrounding areas remain without electricity after the night attack of “Shahids”.

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Air forces destroyed all 24 Shaheds that attacked Ukraine

09:00, today

On the night of Wednesday, May 22, Russia attacked Ukraine with 24 strike UAVs of the Shahed-131/136 type. This is reported by the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

“As a result of the anti-aircraft battle, the Ukrainian Defense Forces managed to shoot down all 24 Shaheds,” the report says.
Strike UAVs were destroyed in the Mykolaiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhia, Donetsk, Sumy and Odessa regions.

Recall that at night, Russian troops launched an air strike on the energy facilities of Konotop and Shostka in the Sumy region.
Sumy and surrounding areas remain without electricity after the night attack of “Shahids”.

I will concede that debris of a shot down drone can still cause damage. But when the ‘debris’ of a ‘shot down’ drone is causing the intended damage when it hits its target was it really shot down?

Who do they think they are kidding with this?

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