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Feb. 15, 2025, 5:27 p.m.

Ukrainian Forces Down Three Shahed Drones Amid Ongoing Attacks

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Photo: 123rd Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces

Photo: 123rd Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces

Last night, soldiers of the mobile firing groups of the 123rd terrorist defense brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine once again proved their skills by shooting down three enemy Shahed kamikaze drones.

According to the brigade's social media page, the Kuznya team led by Commander Skoroyi was particularly outstanding, with two downed UAVs to its credit. Since the beginning of the year, this unit has already destroyed more than a dozen enemy drones. Among the best fighters is a shooter with the call sign "Arrow" who has repeatedly demonstrated high accuracy and speed of reaction.

Special thanks to the military from the consolidated unit of the 121st Battalion! Soldiers with the call signs "Alaska" and "Montana" quickly detected and opened fire on the "Shahed" using acoustic detection, destroying it before reaching the target.

In total, over 16 enemy drones were suppressed and neutralized by electronic warfare systems over the past day.

On the night of February 15, the Russians once again launched kamikaze drones at Ukraine. Mykolaiv region came under a massive attack. The occupiers also attacked Mykolaiv with a missile.

In addition, on February 14, at 11:40 a.m., the occupiers launched a missile attack on the Bashtanka district. Probably, an S-300 or S-400 missile was used. The blast wave and debris damaged about 20 private houses - windows and doors were smashed, roofs were damaged. In this case, no people were injured.

On the night of February 15, Russian troops also attacked the waters of the Ochakiv community four times with FPV drones. The attacks caused no casualties or damage. The consequences of the attacks are currently being clarified.

The air alert in Mykolaiv region was announced at 21:43 and lasted more than 5 hours. At that time, Mayor Oleksandr Senkevych reported the threat of drone attacks and urged citizens to stay in shelters.

The first explosion in the city was recorded at 22:34, the next at 22:38, and the third powerful explosion was heard at 23:29. Before that, at 22:18 and 22:32, the Ukrainian Air Force repeatedly warned of the danger to the city. The ceasefire was lifted at 03:59.

Intent wrote that on the afternoon of February 14, an explosion occurred in a catering establishment in Mykolaiv. The tragedy killed two people and injured at least eight others. According to police, the explosion was caused by an unknown object.

Андрій Колісніченко

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