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Ukraine shoots down 16 Russian drones

25.02.2024 10:00
Ukraine's military said on Sunday that it had destroyed 16 out of 18 attack drones launched overnight by Russia.
The site of an overnight shock drone attack on a private factory in the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa, 23 February 2024, amid the Russian invasion. At least three people died during that attack as Russia launched 31 shock drones on the southern and central regions. The Ukrainian Air Force reports that 23 of these were intercepted.
The site of an overnight shock drone attack on a private factory in the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa, 23 February 2024, amid the Russian invasion. At least three people died during that attack as Russia launched 31 shock drones on the southern and central regions. The Ukrainian Air Force reports that 23 of these were intercepted.Photo: EPA/IGOR TKACHENKO

The Ukrainian air defence reported that the Iranian-made drones were shot down over eight regions across central, western, and southern Ukraine, including the capital region of Kyiv.

Meanwhile, three people died in Russian attacks on the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions in southern Ukraine, as well as the Donetsk region in the east of the country, local authorities said the Telegram messaging application.

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Source: Reuters, PAP