On Monday, May 2, the air defense of Ukraine destroyed 8 enemy drones. This was announced by the speaker of the command of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Yuriy Ignat in his next appeal.

The representative of the Armed Forces noted that over the past day, enemy aircraft practically did not enter the airspace of Ukraine, however, the invaders are increasingly using UAVs, which our defenders successfully manage to destroy.

“During the day on May 2, the manned aircraft of the invaders did not actually enter the zone of operation of the Ukrainian air defense. At the same time, the enemy continues to launch missile strikes, increase the presence of unmanned aerial vehicles in the airspace of Ukraine, which provide target designation of artillery, carry out aerial reconnaissance and fire adjustment.. During the day on May 2, the air defense of the Air Force and the Ground Forces shot down eight air targets - one Forpost UAV and seven Orlan-10 UAVs, Ignat said..

It is worth noting that the price of one Forpost drone shot down by Ukrainian soldiers is about $7 million..

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