KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s air defence units shot down 42 of 116 drones launched by Russia in an overnight attack that hit the regions of Sumy and Donetsk, the military said on Monday. It said another 21 drones were lost but did not disclose the fate of the remaining 53, noting that Sumy and Donetsk […]
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Ukraine says it shot down 42 drones from Russia but two regions hit
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KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s air defence units shot down 42 of 116 drones launched by Russia in an overnight attack that hit the regions of Sumy and Donetsk, the military said on Monday.
It said another 21 drones were lost but did not disclose the fate of the remaining 53, noting that Sumy and Donetsk “suffered as a result of the attack”.
The military said that Russia also attacked Ukraine with two ballistic missiles that were not shot down.
Civilian authorities in Ukraine did not immediately comment on the overnight attacks.
(Reporting by Pavel Polityuk; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)