A night attack by Shaheds. Ukraine's Air Defense down 17 targets

Ukrainian Air Defense downed 17 out of 24 Shahed kamikaze drones launched by russia at Ukraine overnight into September 20.

This follows from a statement by the command of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) posted on Telegram.

"At night, the occupiers attacked Ukraine with 24 kamikaze drones of the Shahed-136/131 type, 17 of which were destroyed by Ukrainian Air Defense," the message reads.

The Air Force specified that the enemy drones were moving from the south-eastern and northern directions.

As a result of combat work, 17 Shaheds were destroyed along the tracking route within Sumy, Poltava, Kirovohrad, and Dnipropetrovsk Regions.

"Unfortunately, there have been several hits at an oil refinery in the Poltava Region, as a result of which the company's work has been temporarily stopped. Relevant services are working to eliminate the consequences," the Air Force concluded.

As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, during the attack overnight into Wednesday, September 20, the russians attacked the Kremenchuk Oil Refinery in the Poltava Region.

The anti-aircraft defense has worked well against enemy UAVs; however, there are also hits on the territory of the Kremenchuk Oil Refinery.