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Ukraine destroys 51 Russian drones

by VOA News

   Ukraine's military said Wednesday it shot down 51 drones that Russia
   used to target the country in overnight attacks.

   The intercepts took place over the Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk,
   Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Kirovohrad, Kyiv, Mykolaiv, Poltava, Sumy,
   Ternopil and Zhytomyr regions, the Ukrainian air force said.

   Serhii Popko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, said air
   raid alerts lasted for two hours in the Ukrainian capital, but that air
   defenses destroyed all of the drones that targeted the area. There were
   no reports of damage or casualties, Popko said on Telegram.

   Russia also fired two missiles as part of its attack.

   Russia's Defense Ministry reported Wednesday that its air defenses
   destroyed two Ukrainian aerial drones over the Belgorod region and
   another drone over Voronezh.

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